No need to apologize Stephen, I am/was a anal about MS. Just when I'm use to taking care of an OS that you don't have to really worry about all these outbreaks, then I'm stuck fixing them, I got hot headed...sorry. Stephen, I have to setup a Linksys 4 port router tonight on our Win2k/Ex2k on the same DC server this evening. I think I have the correct ports to open but I was wondering if you can clarify this for me on the ports that need opened. External users just connect to our Exchange server and internal users needs basically web access and also we need OWA, but I'm having no success getting this going. Anyways, correct me if I'm wrong PLEASE on the ports. Ports 80, 443, 25, 110 and 53 need to be open. My problem with OWA, if you don't have Admin rights, you can't access it. I did put a posting on MS newsgroups and someone re-posted that I need to have the Domain/users in the DC Security Policy, User Right Assignments, Access this computer from the Network. Did that, no luck. Any suggestions??? Far as grabbing a stiff drink, trust me, I've had many in the last two weeks due to MSBLAST and SOBIG. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Hartley [mailto:support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 10:51 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: FW: RE: New Poll on MSExchange.org http://www.MSExchange.org/ My apologies Mike, I should look outside the square I sit in - then I would have realised that your MS Admin had left! Perhaps you could ask the group for a specialist remote support contact (hey John, you busy?) Or maybe even ask if there is any one known near your small town (hey Mark, don't you live near small town?) I admire you taking on a new OS after having lived the life with VMS! But it ain't gonna be an easy fix. Look thru the posts, install a good firewall and grab a stiff drink and a good book! You will get there with an M$ solution - all it takes is some time! Stephen -----Original Message----- From: Mike Dufoe [mailto:dufoem@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:29 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] FW: RE: New Poll on MSExchange.org http://www.MSExchange.org/ @webelists.com