Re: OWA email OK

From: Need Port Open Help! (NeedPortOpenHelp_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 09:53:15 -0700

here is the reply when I type in telnet localhost 110
+OK Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 POP3 server version 6.5.6944.0
(sbs.xxxxxx.local) ready.

xxxxxx is my domain of course

"Douglas Boyd [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hello Steven
>
> Thanks for using Microsoft Online Support.
>
> A quick way to test and make sure POP3 is working on the server is to open
> a command prompt on the server itself. Type telnet localhost 110 and press
> enter if that connects you should see the POP3 header. If it doesn't
> connect make sure the Microsoft Exchange POP3 service is started. Once you
> verified that POP3 is working on the server, we need to make sure we can
> access 110 from the internet. If the server has 2 network cards one
> internal and one external, then you need to create a packet filter for port
> 110 in rras if it is standard or in ISA if premium. This can be
> accomplished by running the CEICW. Then if you have a router or firewall
> you will need to publish port 110 on the router to forward the inbound
> traffic to the server. You should then be able to telnet to the public ip
> address on port 110. Then you should be able to download the email using a
> POP3 Client.
>
> I hope this helps
>
> Doug Boyd
> dboyd@online.Microsoft.com
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>

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