Re: SMTP Problem
From: Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] (les.connor_at_DEL.cfive.ca)
Date: 02/08/05
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:20:04 -0600
You can leave pop3 connector enabled, even though your exchange is set up
for SMTP. Once the MX records are popular, then there will be no mail in the
pop boxes. At your leisure, you can turn off the pop3 connector.
Typically, a day or two is all it takes.
-- Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] ----------------------------------------------------------- SBS Rocks ! "Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:57FDDC41-2C8F-4D5F-83B0-34E959A8C9BD@microsoft.com... > Les, thanks, that was a great explanation of what is going on and what I > can > do. If you come back to this thread and feel like answering another > question > here goes: How long should I expect for changes to our MX record take to > propagate. I know I'm better off leaving the POP behind but some of my > users > will cease to exist (sarcasm) if they cannot access their mail for more > than > a day or two. > > > "Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote: > >> You're running into a complication because of the test environment - you >> are >> sharing the name with another server. >> >> As it stands now, you've set up exchange to be authoratative for >> mycompany.com, so it believes that if the account doesn't exist, it >> doesn't >> exist anywhere. In fact, it exists, but on another server. >> >> You have a couple of choices, depending on what you want to do next. >> >> a) have the SBS exchange receive the mail for the user - then set up a >> user >> account on the SBS/Exchange. Any email you send from the test environment >> will go to the SBS exchange, end of road. To access this mail, you could >> use >> OWA and log in as that user. This would be ok for a test environment. >> >> b) have the email go to the *real* user. For this to happen, you'd have >> to >> tell exchange that it's *not* the last stop for the email domain, and to >> 'forward all email with unresolved addresses' to your ISP, which is where >> the user collects his mail from (right?). You can do this in ESM, in the >> properties of your SMTP Virtual Server. This method is for recipients >> that >> have the same email domain, but no mailbox on the local exchange. >> -- >> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> SBS Rocks ! >> >> >> "Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:AC88E993-2235-403E-8671-D43125CDD296@microsoft.com... >> > No, the account has not been set up yet. Is there anything special I >> > need >> > to >> > do or avoid so I can just set up an account w/o having to bring their >> > pc >> > into >> > the domain? If I create the account, will they get my mail to them or >> > will >> > it >> > sit in Exchange waiting for them to connect to SBS to retrieve it? >> > >> > Oh,,,thanks for the quick response. >> > >> > >> > "Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote: >> > >> >> Has the 'co-worker' user account been set up on the SBS ? If not, the >> >> error >> >> message is correct. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> SBS Rocks ! >> >> >> >> >> >> "Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:29DC8296-3DF7-4E6D-B78B-BBCA475C20E7@microsoft.com... >> >> >I had started a post yesterday with a couple of POP/SMTP issues that >> >> >Javier >> >> > had addressed but I haven't figured this one out so I hope this is >> >> > not >> >> > bucking protocol. >> >> > >> >> > I am in a test environment with my SBS setup. I am using the POP >> >> > connector >> >> > to retrieve mail from our web host. I have added my pc to the domain >> >> > but >> >> > no >> >> > others. I retreive mail from the webhost just fine. The problem is >> >> > with >> >> > sending mail to other users in the company. I can send from >> >> > "myemail@mycompany.com" from the SBS domain to any email address >> >> > outside >> >> > of >> >> > the domain. If I try to send to another person in the company (that >> >> > has >> >> > not >> >> > been added to the SBS domain) with the same email >> >> > "co-worker@mycompany.com" >> >> > the email returns with an error: >> >> > >> >> > The following recipient(s) could not be reached: >> >> > >> >> > co-worker@mycompany.com on 2/7/2005 11:16 AM >> >> > The e-mail account does not exist at the organization >> >> > this >> >> > message was sent to. Check the e-mail address, or contact the >> >> > recipient >> >> > directly to find out the correct address. >> >> > <mycompany.com #5.1.1> >> >> > >> >> > Another post had suggested creating a contact and forwarding the >> >> > email >> >> > but >> >> > that did not work for me. Any feedback is appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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