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PROBLEM: CANNOT RECEIVE EMAIL FROM THE INTERNET TO EXCHANGE SERVER
all mail goes to the backup MX - took it out temporarily and that just gives
NDRs
I've been at this for three days just trying to get the exchange server to
recieve mail but I'm stuck and need some things to try.
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SYSTEM: SBS 2003 Standard SP1
Dell PowerEdge 1800 - dual Zeon 3.2 ht - 1 gig RAM - RAID 5 =300 gig
2 NIC cards - server side 192.168.16.2 - wild side 216.19.xx.115
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I've taken out all equipment between internet and the seconf NIC to get this
going (Iwill deal with the firewall after I figure out what's wrong)
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Website allows me to change my own DNS records for the domain wolaz.com
I've added the records to point mail.wolaz.com at 216.19.xx.115
wolaz.com. IN MX 10 mail.wolaz.com
mail IN A 216.19.xx.115
I've used the mail system for the website as the backup MX
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----------------------------------WHAT I'VE
DONE------------------------------------------
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Ran the CEICW the folowing settings with no Problems
1 - Direct Connection to Internet
2 - Broadband NIC to External NIC
Network NIC to internal NIC
3 - IP - SUBnet - Gateway all from the ISP
DNS from my ISP (not Web Hosting Provider)
4 - Firewall enabled (with email open)
5 - Allow Access only to Outlook Web Access
6 - Web Certificate [mww.wola.com] (alias to get to Outlook web Access)
7- Enable Internet E-mail
8 - Use DNS to Route (this Works!)
9 - Use Excahnge - Email is directed to the server
10 - Email domain name [wolaz.com]
11 - Attacments to a local directory
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SMTPDIAG
Checks out
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PortReporter says I'm listening on 25 TCP but not UDP
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DNS REPORT cannot connect to the port 25
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Telnet Local wolaz.com 25 connects
Telnet External wolaz.com 25 WIL NOT CONNECT
Telnet External mail.wolaz.com 25 connects
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Thank You in Advance for any help
Jeff