Re: Marina Help! Can't send mail!

From: Valeria (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:42:17 -0700

Hi Marina,
I believe my AD domain is microconstants.local and
not .com. I did create a new host, for the IP, that I'm
supposed to enter the IP of the router, is that correct,
not the internal IP assigned to the server. And I was
creating an (A) record, right? Thanks!

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Valeria,
>
>I think you will have to add an MX record to your DNS-
server, because your
>ad domain is the same as the internet domain name.
>In DNS-server, expand your servername, Expand Forward
lookup zones, right
>click on the company.com DNS zone and select New Host.
For the name enter
>"mail" (without the quotes) and for the IP you enter your
IP address. Click
>the Add Host button and click Done.
>
>I was talking about your hardware firewall, but that port
25 seems to be
>open.
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Marina
>Microsoft SBS-MVP
>
>"Valeria" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef
in bericht
>news:318a01c470e7$07dc2240$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> When you say firewall port 25, so you mean the ISA
>> firewall? We don't have our ISA set up right now. We
are
>> using an external firewall (the firewall is behind the
>> router and in front of our switch. Our server is
>> connected to the switch. along with every other
>> computer. I did allow our firewall to allow any
outgoing.
>>
>> I tried clicking on queue and looked for properties,
>> didn't find anything. My local AD domain name is
>> microconstants.com as well as our domain name
>>
>> Thanks!!
>>
>> Valeria
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi Valeria,
>> >
>> >If you have a look at the queues in Exchange System
>> Manager, Servers, right
>> >click on a queue, properties. What does it say?
>> >
>> >What is your local AD domainname? What is your
registered
>> domainname? Did
>> >you allow your firewall port 25 outbound as well?
>> >
>> >--
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >Marina
>> >Microsoft SBS-MVP
>> >
>> >"Valeria" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef
>> in bericht
>> >news:2e6b01c470de$2af50d90$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> Hello Marina, you have been a wonderful help.
>> >>
>> >> Here is a previus post you helped me with:
>> >> Hi Valeria,
>> >>
>> >> You would ask your ISP to setup that MX record for
and
>> let
>> >> it point to your
>> >> public IP. You would also ask them if they support
SMTP,
>> >> so you can switch
>> >> to it. After that, rerun the CEICW and make sure the
>> >> router has port 25 in-
>> >> and outbound open.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Marina
>> >> Microsoft SBS-MVP
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I have an MX record pointing to our server, I reran
the
>> >> CEICW, I allowed the firewall to receive incoming
mail,
>> >> but now we are unable to send email. I already wpoke
to
>> >> support for our firewall. Is there anything I'm
>> missing?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks so much!!
>> >>
>> >> Valeria
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
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