Re: Exchange 2000 - Need relaying help bad

From: Mark Fugatt [MVP] (news_at_4mcts.com)
Date: 06/13/04

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    Are you running a PIX firewall?, if you have look here:
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320027&Product=exch2k 

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Mark Fugatt
Exchange MVP
http://www.exchangetrainer.com
http://www.msexchange.org
"Stewart Thomson" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1bae501c450b3$cb482ed0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Users of the mail server cannot send messages from offsite.
> They have connectivity to both the pop3 and smtp ports on
> the mail server, and clients are set to authenticate to SMTP.
>
> On the exchange server, the default virtual SMTP server is
> set to allow all forms of authentication. Under relay
> restrictions, it is set to allow relaying only from inside
> the domain, however, the checkbox at the bottom - 'allow
> all computers which successfully authenticate to relay
> regardless of the settings above' is checked off. There is
> no SMTP connector.
>
> Everything I read suggests that I should be able to
> authenticate and send mail from offsite. However, it will
> not authenicate. I get the 550 5.7.1 unable to relay for
> ...." error message.
>
> So far any queries on this topic here have resulted in
> either NO information, or just plain misinformation (one
> guy suggested to uncheck 'anonymous' authentication...
> lol).  I think this is one of those questions that
> separates the men from the boys, because a week of
> searching has left me knowing alot more about exchange, but
> still SOL on the issue at hand).
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