Exchange 2000 and POP3 setup

[dandelion27]

This is a beginners question as I am a beginner.
I am trying to set up an Exchange 2000 to send/receive mail from 2 remote locations using POP3/SMTP.
I don’t seem to success, can anyone advise me.
Also which ports should I open on the Firewall.
Ans finally, which is the most secure (and simple) way of doing it SSL…
Many thanks

 

[SteveTheGeek]

Firewall ports: 25 (SMTP) and 110 (POP3)

You'll have to expand upon what errors/symptoms/etc you're getting, though "no success, can anyone tell me why" isn't enough to be able to offer anything that will help you.
-Steve

 

[dandelion27]

Steve
Many thanks, i should have known better and expanded.
I have managed to configure the client (tele-worker). But they are only able to send NOT receive e-mail.
The ports i am using are the standard SMTP 25 POP3 110.
Can i use or should i use POP3 995 with SSL?
Thanks once again

 

[SteveTheGeek]

I'd recommend getting POP3 working first, then once it's going try switching to SSL ports. Are you unable to retrieve email from the server, or are senders getting a bounceback (and either way, are there any error messages)?
-Steve

 

[dandelion27]

Steve
Basically i can send with a POP3 from a remote location, BUT i can not retreive the mail from the server.
As you said, i'll fix the POP3 first and then i'll move to SSL.
But as i mentioned i can not retreive. Can you steer me on the right direction?
Many thanks
Dan

 

[glifex]

are you using the ip address for your mail server?

ex 123.123.123.123 rather then mail.company.com?

 

[SteveTheGeek]

What kind of error message do you get when you try to connect via POP3? (Sending email TO the server is SMTP, retrieving is POP3, IMAP, HTTP, or perhaps MAPI.)
-Steve