No, you can use an FQDN. Hashem, can you ping the FQDN of the mail smarthost? -----Original Message----- From: MJ [mailto:mjtech@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 12 December 2005 00:50 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: ISP SMTP server http://www.MSExchange.org/ I am not sure what are you talking about, but normally IP Address is using in a connector and you it has to be this way [IP Address] -----Original Message----- From: Hashem Safadi [mailto:hashem.safadi@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:41 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] ISP SMTP server http://www.MSExchange.org/ Dear All, How are you. I have DSL modem and I want to connect my exchange server to the internet. using a Connector I have put my ISP (which i have hosting of my domain "abc.net" on it) I have put the ISP Smtp server which is mail.abc.net. I put mail.abc.net in the smarthost in the connector area and for the adress space I put *. but I couldn't send any mail to any place out to the internet. can you tell me what is missing in my configuration. Best Regsrs ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: mjtech@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx