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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:35:34 -0700

Yes, i do have a real domain name registered.

How do i set it up in exchange?

I thought it would be easier to use my ISP to send and
receive mail

Is there anything i need to do to set this up at the place
i registered the domain name with?

>-----Original Message-----
>confused wrote:
>> hi
>>
>> how do i configure internet mail settings so that i can
>> send and receive mail via my ISP rather than use my
domain
>> name?
>>
>> i have run through the wizard, however when it comes up
>> with "put in your registered domain name" is this where
i
>> put the domain name of my ISP.
>>
>> The problem is that i am receiving mail from ISP but it
is
>> sending mail with my domain name. So when people
respond
>> to the email will it get to me?
>
>No, unless you really have a domain name registered and
its in your
>recipient policy and has the appropriate DNS records
(MX). I suppose you
>could set your recipient policy to use your ISP's domain
name so things
>would match, but this seems like kind of a bandaid to me.
>
> If so, how does it know
>> that ISP domain mail is MY DOMAIN mail? If not, how do
i
>> need to configure it?
>>
>> I just want to send and receive mail via my ISP and
access
>> my mail via the http://companyweb.
>
>Make your life easier. Register a domain name for your
company and use it
>for your email. It costs very little, gives you much more
flexibility in
>email address creation, and is a lot more professional
looking than
>scoobydoo1234@isp.com . You won't need POP mailboxes on
the domain - you can
>easily control everything from the server itself, as all
mail sent to
>yourdomain.com will be sent directly to your Exchange
server &
>handled/delivered there.
>>
>> The other questions are: How do i backup my mail via
>> company web? Where does it sit on the server?
>
>You don't back up anything in companyweb. You use the SBS
Backup or the
>native NTBackup utility to back up your data and Exchange
stores (online -
>not the file system for the databases/logs/queues/etc)
>>
>> Also, how do i import my old mail into companyweb or
>> exchange?
>
>Old mail from where?
>
>You might want to look into engaging a consultant who
specializes in small
>office network/server stuff/SBS to do your setup for you.
Then it takes very
>little to keep it running, provided it's set up right. I
intend no offense,
>but note that Active Directory, security, backups,
antivirus, are not for
>the 'faint of heart' and it would be a shame to run into
major problems that
>could be avoided if you got everything set up right from
the get-go.
>>
>> thanks
>
>
>.
>

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