Hi Paul No you do not need an SMTP Connector. Make sure your POP3 client is configured to authenticate with the outgoing mail server. So in Outlook Express go into Tools > Accounts, open the properties for your mail account, click on the Servers tab and make sure you have the checkbox checked to authenticate with the Outgoing Server. Hope this helps Mark Fugatt MCT, MCSE, Microsoft Exchange MVP Pentech Office Solutions Inc Tel: 585 586 3890 Fax: 585 249 0316 www.4mcts.com www.exchangetrainer.com -----Original Message----- From: Paul [mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 7:59 PM To: [ExchangeList] http://www.MSExchange.org/ I have exhange 2k running on wink2 k with all spks and patches. have vs with recp policy configured and dns in vs smtp setup for internal and ecternal dns servers. Internally clients can connect to the server with outlook or outlook express and send receive e-mail no problem. when an external client trys to send e-mail they are not able to. They can however receive no problem. I have read and reread everything, but I am missing something here. I before setup an smtp connector but I was then allowing relaying (hence open relay!) Do I need an smtp connector to allow external clients to conect and send e-mail? Thanx again ------------------------------------------------------ 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: mark@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')