Re: Hosting SMTP for website mail

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Since the site is hosted externally, all the webmaster should have to do
is write the form to send an email to whater@xxxxxxxxxxx
I'd say it's a web-function issue, not Exchange; unless you can't
receive inbound mail at all.

Neil wrote:
> I have a question that I need some help with. I have setup Exchange in
> SBS2003 Premium and it works great. A 3rd party is hosting my website. A
> function that I need on the website is for a member who has logged into the
> website fills in information to be able have the web site send this
> information via email to me. I need for the website to send the email without
> it opening the users personal email client. The webmaster has stated that he
> can send it to an smtp server. smtp.myserver.com. However I am using
> exchange. If he pings smtp.myserver.com he gets back no response. I am
> thinking that this is a function of the firewall. Is there a way to host the
> smtp along with exchange and not run into a security issue. At the moment we
> are using a 3rd party to host the smtp, (smtpauth.earthlink.net). The problem
> I have with this is that if sometime in the future the person whos account we
> are using at earthlink desides to close the account our web email will stop
> working.
>

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