no external mail

Hello
I have running two servers. 2003 Domain controller and another as the exchange 2003 server.
I have set up the active directory, exchange, client, can e-mail internal but cannot received outside mail
Could anyone do some step by step with me. Or Telnet in to help? I am amost brain dead and we have
been without mail for sometime now.
Thank you very much
Barb

Craig
Mon Dec 01 09:23:59 CST 2003

Hi Barb,

Can you telnet to the exchange server on port 25 from outside the network?
Have you verified that your mx record on the internet points to the correct
IP address?

Craig

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"Barb" <Lekame@ma.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I have running two servers. 2003 Domain controller and another as the
exchange 2003 server.
> I have set up the active directory, exchange, client, can e-mail internal
but cannot received outside mail.
> Could anyone do some step by step with me. Or Telnet in to help? I am
amost brain dead and we have
> been without mail for sometime now.
> Thank you very much.
> Barb

anonymous
Mon Dec 01 09:51:04 CST 2003

How can I telnet outside the network? Should I try from my firewall
I'm going to really ask some dumb questions. Please bear with me.

anonymous
Mon Dec 01 10:01:16 CST 2003

Yes, I get throught by telneting outside the network on port 25

Craig
Mon Dec 01 16:33:54 CST 2003

Hi Barb,

So you are able to telnet through the firewall to port 25 and exchange
answers? You get the banner? Can you drop of a message with telnet?
Following is how you do it:

telent ipaddress 25
ehlo
mail from:user@externaldomain.com
rcpt to:youralias@yourdomain.com
data
To:Alias
From:Whoever
Subject:Test

This is a test message
.

After the text you hit enter . enter. The sever should respond with mail
queued for delivery or something similiar to that and mail should be
delivered to your mailbox.

Craig

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"Barb" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, I get throught by telneting outside the network on port 25