Sorry, no step by step instructions here for a beginner. Exchange REQUIRES some basic understanding of how it works, and how e-mail and SMTP works in at least a general form. Just by your request means you do not know basics of how e-mail works, as what you are asking is not a configuration you make on Exchange, rather how the external e-mail account is configured. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You -----Original Message----- From: AHMED HABASHI [mailto:moody6178@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 6:50 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Please Help!! http://www.MSExchange.org/ Im an Exchange beginer and i want to setup my exchange server to forward external messages to an internal recipients for example : from hotmail to my company mailbox Please Step-By-step configuration Many Thanks for your kind reply Please send me the reply to this e-mail: moody6178@xxxxxxxxxxx _____ Help STOP spam with the new <http://g.msn.com/8HMBEN/2731??PS=> MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------