You stated you used the secure mail server wizard. Unless you are using SSL for the mail server, wrong wizard. Publish a mail server. John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft.com -----Original Message----- From: hanan [mailto:nouran@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 4:43 AM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] publishing internal mail server http://www.ISAserver.org Hello I'm trying to publish internal mail server on isa server, I read the instruction in Dr Shinder book and I read the article on isa.org but nothing work I create a secure mail wizard on server publishing with the internal ip address of the mail server and the external ip address of the isa server I create protocol rule to allow smtp port 25 outbound, I create ip packet filter for smtp port 25 for inbound, local port fixed 25 and remote port all I can telnet the external ip address with 25 as 1.1.1.1 25 from inside I have answer, but when I try to telnet from outside I can't no answer As Dr Shinder said in his book you should be sure that your external ip address is listening to the port 25, I did netsat -na to see the external ip address with the port 25 I didn't find it , I didn't find the port 25 with my external ip address and I think here is the problem but I don't know what I must do? I can ping the external ip address from inside but I can't ping it from outside Could you please help Best regards hanan ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org/ Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')