Re: Exchange set up newbie
From: Phil (psharp_at_mcscredit.com)
Date: 07/02/04
- Next message: aj: "acronis image server"
- Previous message: Bob: "Re: second post (printing problem)"
- In reply to: Andy Nestor: "Re: Exchange set up newbie"
- Next in thread: Frank McCallister: "Re: Exchange set up newbie"
- Reply: Frank McCallister: "Re: Exchange set up newbie"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:57:20 -0500
My ISP is seperate from the company that is currently hosting our mail and
website. So I'm assuming I would contact the company that is hosting our
mail and website since they are the ones that are probably currently
maintaining the A and MX records for our public domain and mail domains.
And they would probably be able to forward any mail received during the time
it takes for the changes to the A and MX records to propogated throughout
the net. Am I correct in my assumptions? Also, can any ISP/hosting company
update A and MX records? The reason I ask this is that if we were to ever
discontinue using this hosting company I wouldn't want to get stuck and not
be able to update this records again should the need arise. (Which shouldn't
be any time in the near future. We just recently switched ISPs.)
Thanks again,
Phil
"Andy Nestor" <Andrew.Nestor@AmbTechAdvisors.com> wrote in message
news:eYNsX4EYEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Here goes...
>
> First get Exchange installed (Doh!).
>
> Run the CEICW wizard. When asked how to configure the delivery of email,
> select DNS. I believe this is the default option. The CEICW will
> automatically configure ISA to allow inbound SMTP traffic to the server
for
> Exchange to use.
>
> Contact the person who is managing DNS for your public domain (the domain
> that you want to receive internet email on). You need to have an "A"
record
> created that has the name (whatever you want it to be; i.e.
mail.domain.com)
> and the public IP address for your server. Then you need to add an "MX"
> record that points to the name of the "A" record created above. Any and
all
> other MX records should be deleted. The MX record designates the name of
> the mail exchang host for the domain and the A record provides the IP
> address of that named host.
>
> Once the DNS changes propagate throughout the Internet's DNS system
> (approximately 48 to 72 hours), all further email will be delivered to
your
> Exchange server. In the meantime, some email will continue to be
delivered
> to the hosted mail server. You will need to be able to pick that up in
some
> manner. I will leave that to another thread.
>
> Andy Nestor
>
>
> "Phil" <psharp@mcscredit.com> wrote in message
> news:OW14acEYEHA.3308@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > With my install of SBS2003 this will be my first implementation of
> Exchange.
> > We currently have a 3rd party host our email and we pick it up with
> Outlook
> > through POP3. I would like to take full advantage of everything SBS2003
> > (Premium) has to offer, especially with Exchange. So I'd like to move
> > everything off of the hosted mail and move everything toward hosting our
> > mail inhouse with Exchange. And when I say this I mean through SMTP and
> not
> > by using the POP3 connector.
> >
> > So finally here is my question, what all will I need to do to make sure
> that
> > we can move everything over without a hitch? Can someone offer a
> > "checklist" or some guidance as to what needs to be done? Are there any
> > problems I might run into that I need to be aware of?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Phil
> >
> >
>
>
- Next message: aj: "acronis image server"
- Previous message: Bob: "Re: second post (printing problem)"
- In reply to: Andy Nestor: "Re: Exchange set up newbie"
- Next in thread: Frank McCallister: "Re: Exchange set up newbie"
- Reply: Frank McCallister: "Re: Exchange set up newbie"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|
