Has anyone come up with a solution to the problem of operating outlook
inside the server and out on the road without effectively setting up two
mail accounts.

Inside the network one uses <SBSservername>
Outside the network one uses mail.<domain.com> etc whatever

From inside the network mail.<domain.com> is not resolved which is just as
well when one uses a router.

If not using a router, and using ISA 2000 the external IP address can be
used - it works well.

But of course it does not work with a NAT router.

The solution I have found involves batch file manipulation of the hosts file
which thus resolves the external world name to the internal server IP
address. Anyone found a better way ?

regards

Re: outlook client: Pop server settings by Henry

Henry
Sat Jan 29 00:12:38 CST 2005

See the Magical M&Ms website:

Configuring SBS 2003 for RPC over HTTP
http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?PageContentID=21&tabid=160

--
Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
Melbourne Australia

"Roger Davis" <rogerdav@nospam.bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:41faa297@duster.adelaide.on.net...
> Has anyone come up with a solution to the problem of operating outlook
> inside the server and out on the road without effectively setting up
> two
> mail accounts.
>
> Inside the network one uses <SBSservername>
> Outside the network one uses mail.<domain.com> etc whatever
>
> From inside the network mail.<domain.com> is not resolved which is
> just as
> well when one uses a router.
>
> If not using a router, and using ISA 2000 the external IP address can
> be
> used - it works well.
>
> But of course it does not work with a NAT router.
>
> The solution I have found involves batch file manipulation of the
> hosts file
> which thus resolves the external world name to the internal server IP
> address. Anyone found a better way ?
>
> regards
>
>



Re: outlook client: Pop server settings by Roger

Roger
Sun Jan 30 03:34:05 CST 2005

Thanks Henry - SBS2003 would be nice but my budget would only just pay the
SBS2000 upgrade and no money left for CALs. Stuck with SBS2000 this year.

Running POP3 mode

Might consider changing away from port 25 to faciliate use of BigPond as a
dial-in but apart from that very plain old Internet Mail Only setup. Might
use SSL - that gets away from port 25.


Re: outlook client: Pop server settings

I was just looking for a more sophisticated way than batch files and HOSTS
files in the laptops to switch the definition of the outside address
"mail.domain" to resolve to the server name inside.... Maybe there is a
way to preset something into DNS. It a wonder SBS package does not already
provide such a feature.

I might get a book on DNS server operation and see how to predefine
something only for issue inside the network. There must be a way.

regards from Brisbane Australia




"Henry Craven" <IUnknown@Dot.Nyet> wrote in message
news:OwO3RmcBFHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> See the Magical M&Ms website:
>
> Configuring SBS 2003 for RPC over HTTP
> http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?PageContentID=21&tabid=160
>
> --
> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
> Melbourne Australia
>
> "Roger Davis" <rogerdav@nospam.bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:41faa297@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>> Has anyone come up with a solution to the problem of operating outlook
>> inside the server and out on the road without effectively setting up two
>> mail accounts.
>>
>> Inside the network one uses <SBSservername>
>> Outside the network one uses mail.<domain.com> etc whatever
>>
>> From inside the network mail.<domain.com> is not resolved which is just
>> as
>> well when one uses a router.
>>
>> If not using a router, and using ISA 2000 the external IP address can be
>> used - it works well.
>>
>> But of course it does not work with a NAT router.
>>
>> The solution I have found involves batch file manipulation of the hosts
>> file
>> which thus resolves the external world name to the internal server IP
>> address. Anyone found a better way ?
>>
>> regards
>>
>>
>
>



Re: outlook client: Pop server settings by Jim

Jim
Sun Jan 30 10:04:13 CST 2005

There is a link over at www.smallbizserver.net that explains how to
"fix" your SBS dns if you call your internal domain your external
domain. It is just a simple click or two in dns.

"Roger Davis" <roger.davis@nospam.internode.on.net> wrote:

>Thanks Henry - SBS2003 would be nice but my budget would only just pay the
>SBS2000 upgrade and no money left for CALs. Stuck with SBS2000 this year.
>
>Running POP3 mode
>
>Might consider changing away from port 25 to faciliate use of BigPond as a
>dial-in but apart from that very plain old Internet Mail Only setup. Might
>use SSL - that gets away from port 25.
>
>
>Re: outlook client: Pop server settings
>
>I was just looking for a more sophisticated way than batch files and HOSTS
>files in the laptops to switch the definition of the outside address
>"mail.domain" to resolve to the server name inside.... Maybe there is a
>way to preset something into DNS. It a wonder SBS package does not already
>provide such a feature.
>
>I might get a book on DNS server operation and see how to predefine
>something only for issue inside the network. There must be a way.
>
>regards from Brisbane Australia
>
>
>
>
>"Henry Craven" <IUnknown@Dot.Nyet> wrote in message
>news:OwO3RmcBFHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> See the Magical M&Ms website:
>>
>> Configuring SBS 2003 for RPC over HTTP
>> http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?PageContentID=21&tabid=160
>>
>> --
>> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
>> Melbourne Australia
>>
>> "Roger Davis" <rogerdav@nospam.bigpond.com> wrote in message
>> news:41faa297@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>>> Has anyone come up with a solution to the problem of operating outlook
>>> inside the server and out on the road without effectively setting up two
>>> mail accounts.
>>>
>>> Inside the network one uses <SBSservername>
>>> Outside the network one uses mail.<domain.com> etc whatever
>>>
>>> From inside the network mail.<domain.com> is not resolved which is just
>>> as
>>> well when one uses a router.
>>>
>>> If not using a router, and using ISA 2000 the external IP address can be
>>> used - it works well.
>>>
>>> But of course it does not work with a NAT router.
>>>
>>> The solution I have found involves batch file manipulation of the hosts
>>> file
>>> which thus resolves the external world name to the internal server IP
>>> address. Anyone found a better way ?
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Jim B. SBS Community Member
remove the mvp to send email

Re: outlook client: Pop server settings by Lanwench

Lanwench
Sun Jan 30 09:21:47 CST 2005

Roger Davis wrote:
> Thanks Henry - SBS2003 would be nice but my budget would only just
> pay the SBS2000 upgrade and no money left for CALs. Stuck with
> SBS2000 this year.

You could implement VPN, and then usecorporate/workgroup mode and connect to
the exchange server directly & sync to an OST file. This works fine - and is
much less messy.



>
> Running POP3 mode
>
> Might consider changing away from port 25 to faciliate use of BigPond
> as a dial-in but apart from that very plain old Internet Mail Only
> setup. Might use SSL - that gets away from port 25.
>
>
> Re: outlook client: Pop server settings
>
> I was just looking for a more sophisticated way than batch files and
> HOSTS files in the laptops to switch the definition of the outside
> address "mail.domain" to resolve to the server name inside....
> Maybe there is a way to preset something into DNS. It a wonder SBS
> package does not already provide such a feature.
>
> I might get a book on DNS server operation and see how to predefine
> something only for issue inside the network. There must be a way.
>
> regards from Brisbane Australia
>
>
>
>
> "Henry Craven" <IUnknown@Dot.Nyet> wrote in message
> news:OwO3RmcBFHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> See the Magical M&Ms website:
>>
>> Configuring SBS 2003 for RPC over HTTP
>> http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?PageContentID=21&tabid=160
>>
>> --
>> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
>> Melbourne Australia
>>
>> "Roger Davis" <rogerdav@nospam.bigpond.com> wrote in message
>> news:41faa297@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>>> Has anyone come up with a solution to the problem of operating
>>> outlook inside the server and out on the road without effectively
>>> setting up two mail accounts.
>>>
>>> Inside the network one uses <SBSservername>
>>> Outside the network one uses mail.<domain.com> etc whatever
>>>
>>> From inside the network mail.<domain.com> is not resolved which is
>>> just as
>>> well when one uses a router.
>>>
>>> If not using a router, and using ISA 2000 the external IP address
>>> can be used - it works well.
>>>
>>> But of course it does not work with a NAT router.
>>>
>>> The solution I have found involves batch file manipulation of the
>>> hosts file
>>> which thus resolves the external world name to the internal server
>>> IP address. Anyone found a better way ?
>>>
>>> regards