POP ing problem - Firewall???

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 08:32:56 -0800

OK found the problem....

By Default ports 25 and 110 are blocked by the Netgear
DG834 router.

By Opening up these ports the email is now flowing
freely.... At long last.

Hope someone finds this useful.

Regards John

>-----Original Message-----
>Just to confirm: I've tried sending from both Outlook
>2003 and OWA - to no avail.
>
>Here's some more info:
>
>The SBS Server is located behind a hardware firewall
>(Netgear DG834) and is configured with the following
>settings. (taken from the CEICW wizard)
>
>The Router is detected and configured automatically.
>DNS primary and secondary addresses are applied.
>The "single network connection for both Internet access
>and the LAN" is ticked.
>
>The Email box is ticked in the Services menu along
>with Outlook Web Access and Remote Web Workplace.
>SSL is applied.
>
>The "Enable Internet Email" is ticked
>
>and I have tried both "forward all email to email server
>at your ISP" and the "use DNS" to "route email".
>
>POP3 is the the only box ticked for the Email Retrieval
>Method.
>
>Pop3 accounts are then configured.
>
>Any thoughts on this?
>
>Regards,
>John
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>I posted this message last week regarding a POP3
problem
>>I was having -
>>
>>The problem being - I could receive a pop3 mail message
>>from my hotmail account and I could reply to the
message
>>with no problem, but when I created a new original
>>message and sent it out from my exchange mailbox, it
>>would never get delivered to my hotmail account - and
>>would disappear.
>>
>>After a lot of head scratching - I realised my Hardware
>>firewall (Netgear DG834) might be blocking this
outbound
>>message....
>>
>>Could this be the case? Any thoughts?
>>
>>All help will be greatly appreciatated
>>
>>Thanks.
>>John
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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