Re: Preparing to set up Exchange on SBS 2003
From: Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] (les.connor_at_DEL.cfive.ca)
Date: 03/13/05
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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 15:08:01 -0600
If you want to use SMTP to allow mail to be delivered directly to your
Exchange from the internet (recommended), you need a 'fixed address' so that
mail destined for your domain knows where you are.
Is you public IP fixed, or dynamic?
If it's dynamic, then you should call your ISP and enquire about a fixed IP,
and find out whether they permit things like mail servers. Some ISPs will
block certain things, unless you purchase a 'business' account. If you can't
get a static IP, you could check out the dynamic dns services of
organizations such as dyndns.
One way or another, you must have an MX record that will enable your
exchange server to be found on the internet for mail delivery.
Note that you don't have to use SMTP, you can still set up exchange and use
the pop3 connector. In this case, email is still delivered to your ISP, but
the exchange server - rather than each client - picks up the mail from the
pop accounts and places it in the users exchange mailbox. This isn't the
best way, but that functionality is there if SMTP cannot work for you.
-- Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] ----------------------------------------------------------- SBS Rocks ! "Ronnie" <Ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6C096F21-CFAF-45EF-B5A8-DC1F7828A25F@microsoft.com... > Thanks Les > > The company is currently using Nat to provide IP address to their internal > network. Users currently use this to connect to the internet and have > their > mail provided. > Mail is delivered direct to the workstations at the moment. I haven't > installed the exchange server as yet as I am doing some pre-planning. > > As the company is using Nat then they must have a current IP Address. (or > am > I incorrect). > > If this is the case would I still need to inform ISP or whoever hosts the > domain about this MX record change? > > Thanks > > Ronnie > > "Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote: > >> Hi Ronnie, >> >> How is your email delivered now? >> >> If gs.co.uk mail is delivered to an ISPs mail server, then you need some >> changes to the MX record to reflect the fact you now want it delivered >> directly to your server instead. Typically, you'd contact your ISP or >> whomever is hosting your domain, and get them to make that change for >> you. >> It can take a few days for the record to become active, so you'd continue >> to >> use your existing method of mail reception, until there simply isn't any >> mail arriving by that method. (presumably, the retrieval method is via >> your >> ISPs pop server, either by the Exchange pop3 connector, or direct from >> your >> workstations. >> >> You need a fixed IP address (or dynamic DNS service) to host your own >> mail >> server. >> >> -- >> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> SBS Rocks ! >> >> >> "Ronnie" <Ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:90C9FE65-A67D-4E7D-A35B-940C4F6986A1@microsoft.com... >> >I am getting ready to install exchange on my company 2003 SBS. I know I >> >just >> > have to run the Connect to the internet Wizard to set internet and >> > email. >> > >> > I already have a domain name registered, eg gs.co.uk. Email is >> > currently >> > delivered to users by users@gs.co.uk. I want to have control of the >> > email >> > on >> > our exchange server. >> > >> > Is there anything I need to check before setting up this email server? >> > Do I simply just run the wizard and inform the wizard that gs.co.uk is >> > to >> > be >> > used when it asks about "Create a new Web Server Certificate", or does >> > this >> > question mean something else. >> > >> > The fact that the users already receive email such as user@gs.co.uk >> > indicates to me that there is already an MX record for the domain or >> > maybe >> > I >> > am wrong. >> > >> > Also how will current email be transferred over to the new server? >> > It looks like users require a password to access there current email >> > from >> > their IPS, so will I need these when setting up new email for users. >> > >> > I am just looking for a bit of clarification to ensure I get the >> > transaction >> > right. >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > Ron >> > >> >> >>
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