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
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