Configuring Exchange 2003 with SBS 2003 for POP/SMTP

I am having troubles getting Exchange 2003 to receive (via POP3) and send
(via SMTP) my email.

Here's the basic config:

* I have SBS installed with my domain as myFullCompanyName.local
* I can run OLWC (Outlook 2003 Web Client) to view/manage email.
* I have defined myself as a user in the domain (COMPANY).
* The userid has multiple email addresses defined in Active Directory
(Active Directory Users and
Computers/myFullCompanyName.local/MyBusiness/Users/SBSUsers/userid)
user@somedomain.com, user@some.other.domain.net and user@anotherdomain.com.

I don't yet have my own domain so what I am trying to do at the moment is
connect exchange to my personal email accout hosted by my ISP
(user@somedomain.com), collect my email from the POP3 server (located at
some.other.domain.net -which requires authentication) and also send any
outbound email via the SMTP server (some.other.domain.net - which requires
me to be authenticated on the POP server first).

I successfully ran the "Internet Mail Wizard..." to configure default POP3 &
SMTP connectors.

Now the problems start:

The POP3 connector successfully collects email, but doesn't seem to deliver
it to the specified mailbox on my server. I know the email gets picked up,
but I've not idea where it's going locally. I did specify in the POP3
collector's config that the mail is destined for a user's mailbox (and
there's only one user).

Next, I have a couple of email addresses that I send from (and my ISP's SMTP
server allows me to do this since I authenticate via POP first). BUT, if I
try to send myself mail (to user@somedomain.com - my personal email),
Exchange just delivers it straight back to me without it "leaving" the
server. It also reports it as being from user@myFullCompanyName.local
instead of one of my email addresses. It does seem to deliver email to
remote (unknown addresses), but again they have the reply to address set to
user@myFullCompanyName.local.

You might be able to tell from this that I'm somewhat inexperienced with
Exchange, so please bear with me :-)

Any and all helpful suggestions welcomed.

tonyB.

Moishe
Sun Nov 02 23:48:56 CST 2003

You would get better responses by posting to the SBS 2003 newsgroup
microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

My suggestions, I think you should get your own domain name they are so
cheap. When you ran the internet connection wizard, what did you choose as
your email domain name? Which mailbox did you tell the pop3 connecter to
deliver to? I don't think SBS supports pop before smtp, you can try setting
SBS to be your outgoing mail server, In the wizard choose SMTP for outgoing
email. What kind of internet connection do you have? Do you have a static
IP?

"Tony B." <nospam.tonyb@nospam.best.com> wrote in message
news:eZl20nboDHA.3320@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I am having troubles getting Exchange 2003 to receive (via POP3) and send
> (via SMTP) my email.
>
> Here's the basic config:
>
> * I have SBS installed with my domain as myFullCompanyName.local
> * I can run OLWC (Outlook 2003 Web Client) to view/manage email.
> * I have defined myself as a user in the domain (COMPANY).
> * The userid has multiple email addresses defined in Active Directory
> (Active Directory Users and
> Computers/myFullCompanyName.local/MyBusiness/Users/SBSUsers/userid)
> user@somedomain.com, user@some.other.domain.net and
user@anotherdomain.com.
>
> I don't yet have my own domain so what I am trying to do at the moment is
> connect exchange to my personal email accout hosted by my ISP
> (user@somedomain.com), collect my email from the POP3 server (located at
> some.other.domain.net -which requires authentication) and also send any
> outbound email via the SMTP server (some.other.domain.net - which requires
> me to be authenticated on the POP server first).
>
> I successfully ran the "Internet Mail Wizard..." to configure default POP3
&
> SMTP connectors.
>
> Now the problems start:
>
> The POP3 connector successfully collects email, but doesn't seem to
deliver
> it to the specified mailbox on my server. I know the email gets picked up,
> but I've not idea where it's going locally. I did specify in the POP3
> collector's config that the mail is destined for a user's mailbox (and
> there's only one user).
>
> Next, I have a couple of email addresses that I send from (and my ISP's
SMTP
> server allows me to do this since I authenticate via POP first). BUT, if I
> try to send myself mail (to user@somedomain.com - my personal email),
> Exchange just delivers it straight back to me without it "leaving" the
> server. It also reports it as being from user@myFullCompanyName.local
> instead of one of my email addresses. It does seem to deliver email to
> remote (unknown addresses), but again they have the reply to address set
to
> user@myFullCompanyName.local.
>
> You might be able to tell from this that I'm somewhat inexperienced with
> Exchange, so please bear with me :-)
>
> Any and all helpful suggestions welcomed.
>
> tonyB.
>
>

Tony
Mon Nov 03 01:11:28 CST 2003

Thanks for the tip... I found that group right after I posted this one...
I'll try there too.

For my domain I selected my own domain host (some.other.domain.net).

You're right about domains... I ought to get one... they are cheap. I'll
just need to forward my ages old email addy for a while.

I'm running over a broadband connection (cable), behind a hardware
firewall/router, with my own network set up. Strictly speaking my broadband
IP address is dynamic, but in 2+ years it hasn't changed. The SBS server
acts as my home-office domain controller.

tonyB.

"Moishe Grunstein" <max@tornado.to.nospam> wrote in message
news:OM0Tu4coDHA.3304@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You would get better responses by posting to the SBS 2003 newsgroup
> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
>
> My suggestions, I think you should get your own domain name they are so
> cheap. When you ran the internet connection wizard, what did you choose as
> your email domain name? Which mailbox did you tell the pop3 connecter to
> deliver to? I don't think SBS supports pop before smtp, you can try
setting
> SBS to be your outgoing mail server, In the wizard choose SMTP for
outgoing
> email. What kind of internet connection do you have? Do you have a static
> IP?
>
> "Tony B." <nospam.tonyb@nospam.best.com> wrote in message
> news:eZl20nboDHA.3320@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I am having troubles getting Exchange 2003 to receive (via POP3) and
send
> > (via SMTP) my email.
> >
> > Here's the basic config:
> >
> > * I have SBS installed with my domain as myFullCompanyName.local
> > * I can run OLWC (Outlook 2003 Web Client) to view/manage email.
> > * I have defined myself as a user in the domain (COMPANY).
> > * The userid has multiple email addresses defined in Active Directory
> > (Active Directory Users and
> > Computers/myFullCompanyName.local/MyBusiness/Users/SBSUsers/userid)
> > user@somedomain.com, user@some.other.domain.net and
> user@anotherdomain.com.
> >
> > I don't yet have my own domain so what I am trying to do at the moment
is
> > connect exchange to my personal email accout hosted by my ISP
> > (user@somedomain.com), collect my email from the POP3 server (located at
> > some.other.domain.net -which requires authentication) and also send any
> > outbound email via the SMTP server (some.other.domain.net - which
requires
> > me to be authenticated on the POP server first).
> >
> > I successfully ran the "Internet Mail Wizard..." to configure default
POP3
> &
> > SMTP connectors.
> >
> > Now the problems start:
> >
> > The POP3 connector successfully collects email, but doesn't seem to
> deliver
> > it to the specified mailbox on my server. I know the email gets picked
up,
> > but I've not idea where it's going locally. I did specify in the POP3
> > collector's config that the mail is destined for a user's mailbox (and
> > there's only one user).
> >
> > Next, I have a couple of email addresses that I send from (and my ISP's
> SMTP
> > server allows me to do this since I authenticate via POP first). BUT, if
I
> > try to send myself mail (to user@somedomain.com - my personal email),
> > Exchange just delivers it straight back to me without it "leaving" the
> > server. It also reports it as being from user@myFullCompanyName.local
> > instead of one of my email addresses. It does seem to deliver email to
> > remote (unknown addresses), but again they have the reply to address set
> to
> > user@myFullCompanyName.local.
> >
> > You might be able to tell from this that I'm somewhat inexperienced with
> > Exchange, so please bear with me :-)
> >
> > Any and all helpful suggestions welcomed.
> >
> > tonyB.
> >
> >
>
>

Denis
Mon Nov 03 09:30:02 CST 2003

Several issues here:

1. The Recipient Policy (under the Recipients container in the Exchange
System Manager) needs to be modified with the SMTP address you want as your
"reply to" address. It needs to be listed as the primary (bolded) SMTP
address. There is no need to remove the .local address.

2. You should add the external SMTP address (the one the POP3 connector is
pulling) to the user you've created so the the connector knows where to
deliver the mail.



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--
Denis McDowell [MSFT]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Tony B." <nospam.tonyb@nospam.best.com> wrote in message
news:eZl20nboDHA.3320@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I am having troubles getting Exchange 2003 to receive (via POP3) and send
> (via SMTP) my email.
>
> Here's the basic config:
>
> * I have SBS installed with my domain as myFullCompanyName.local
> * I can run OLWC (Outlook 2003 Web Client) to view/manage email.
> * I have defined myself as a user in the domain (COMPANY).
> * The userid has multiple email addresses defined in Active Directory
> (Active Directory Users and
> Computers/myFullCompanyName.local/MyBusiness/Users/SBSUsers/userid)
> user@somedomain.com, user@some.other.domain.net and
user@anotherdomain.com.
>
> I don't yet have my own domain so what I am trying to do at the moment is
> connect exchange to my personal email accout hosted by my ISP
> (user@somedomain.com), collect my email from the POP3 server (located at
> some.other.domain.net -which requires authentication) and also send any
> outbound email via the SMTP server (some.other.domain.net - which requires
> me to be authenticated on the POP server first).
>
> I successfully ran the "Internet Mail Wizard..." to configure default POP3
&
> SMTP connectors.
>
> Now the problems start:
>
> The POP3 connector successfully collects email, but doesn't seem to
deliver
> it to the specified mailbox on my server. I know the email gets picked up,
> but I've not idea where it's going locally. I did specify in the POP3
> collector's config that the mail is destined for a user's mailbox (and
> there's only one user).
>
> Next, I have a couple of email addresses that I send from (and my ISP's
SMTP
> server allows me to do this since I authenticate via POP first). BUT, if I
> try to send myself mail (to user@somedomain.com - my personal email),
> Exchange just delivers it straight back to me without it "leaving" the
> server. It also reports it as being from user@myFullCompanyName.local
> instead of one of my email addresses. It does seem to deliver email to
> remote (unknown addresses), but again they have the reply to address set
to
> user@myFullCompanyName.local.
>
> You might be able to tell from this that I'm somewhat inexperienced with
> Exchange, so please bear with me :-)
>
> Any and all helpful suggestions welcomed.
>
> tonyB.
>
>