Re: Repost - IMAP Problems HELP!

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From: H Corry (harry.corry_at_onenet.net)
Date: 04/02/04 

Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 16:21:07 +0100

hi tony,

thanks for the reply.
The firewall is ISA on the server. and a netopia router.

i don't understand ...
> ISA - Default configuration is to enable a PF to enable
> access through teh WAN interface. My recommendation is to
> disable the PF and Server Publish the IMAP protocol to the
> LAN interface.

thanks again.

"Tony Su" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:170ab01c41839$13dbf040$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> By Default, your IMAP service is disabled.
>
> You can enable through the exchange system manager>...>
> Protocols > IMAP
>
> If you want to enable IMAP for remote clients, depending
> on what kind of firewall you're running, you'll have to
> configure accessibility. This can be done by running the
> CEICW
>
> ICF - Enable the pre-configured ICF rule
> ISA - Default configuration is to enable a PF to enable
> access through teh WAN interface. My recommendation is to
> disable the PF and Server Publish the IMAP protocol to the
> LAN interface.
>
> Tony Su
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Have you checked to verify that you can use the IMAP
>>service on your local network?
>>
>>By checking it on your LAN, you will eliminate the server
>>configuration as a suspect if it is successful......
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Coincidently, I was just going to post a question on
> this
>>>topic myself. I have SBS 2003 Standard, and I can't get
>>>the IMAP feature to work.
>>>
>>>Sending mail via SMTP is fine, but I can't seem to get
>>>the server to respond on any of the IMAP ports. It
> might
>>>be something other than the firewall.
>>>
>>>Hopefully someone will help.
>>>
>>>John Kavanagh
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>I'm have trouble connecting to an SBS 2003 server using
>>>IMAP.
>>>>
>>>>I have enabled and started IMAP on the server.
>>>>If i VPN to the network i can connect from OE using
>>>servername.
>>>>
>>>>I have opened TCP ports 143, 220 & 993 in ISA and the
>>>hardware firewall.
>>>>But still can't connect through using the FQDN.2 NICs
>>>>i also thought it shoudl work with just port 143 open
>>>but when it didn't
>>>>opened 220 and 993 aswell.
>>>>
>>>>25 is open because we host our own email.
>>>>I have run netstat -AN | find ":143" from the command
>>>line on the server, i
>>>>get a
>>>>0.0.0.0:143 0.0.0.0 Listening entry.
>>>>I have tried a Telnet FQDN 143 from the internet? It
>>>doesn't work.When a VPN
>>>>connection is open telnet servername 143 does work.I'm
>>>sure the problem is
>>>>something to do with with either the hardware firewall
>>>or ISA, but i don't
>>>>know what...
>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>

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