Most likely your exchange is not setup correctly, I refer you to my earlier reply, have you checked those points yet? regards Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Kinne" <JoeK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:36 PM Subject: [exchangelist] RE: SMTP 25 > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > If you are having problems getting inbound mail only, it is often either a > problem with your firewall, router or ISP. Why don't you give us your > network layout (in mock up terms). What kind of firewall are you running > and is it setup for inbound SMTP forwarding? Is your internet connection a > business class of service or a user class of service? The reason I ask is > that many providers are now blocking inbound SMTP on their networks except > to their servers (forcing you to go to a business service at a higher cost). > I have run into that problem here is the Seattle area several times in the > last year or two, especially with the larger ISP's. You can also try > telneting to your server from a console on that server using the loopback IP > address (telnet 127.0.0.1 25) this will force the machine to resolve to > itself without ever going out to your network. If you can telnet to it, the > problem is either with you network or you ISP (or a low chance of your NIC) > is your problem. > > That will at least give you a starting point to work from. > > Let us know what you find. > > --Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: Morriz [mailto:mauri.fox@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 2:48 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] SMTP 25 > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > *** > The question is why do you want to change to another port? If you want > your firewall to receive messages to port 25 and then forward them to > exchange on a different port. Yes it can be done, check the knowledgebase > for "IMS SMTP Port". You will also have to have your Firewall translate > from the other port to port 25 when you send outbound mail as well. > > --Joe > > *** > > Well joe! > The answer is because i thought that it migt work for me on another port. > Because i have problem connecting to port 25,and i dont know why, it seems > that i can send mails throu internet, but i cant recive mails. I have tryied > to test connect via telnet, and i only get errors that it cant connect. I > have portforward on my router/firewall to my mailserver on the localnetwork, > and it still wont work. I have gone throu almost every details in exchange > to see if i have missed something, but all seems to be in place. Policies, > SMTP , Ipadress ,FQDN, Mxrecord ect. But i still cant recive, only send. > > What more can i try? > > Thanks for the help anyway > > > /Morriz > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------ > ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows > 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: > exchlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to > $subst('Email.Unsub') > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------ > ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: petermags@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') >