Exchange 2003 Setup for internet mail

[dmilleruk1]

I have installed Windows SBS 2003 & Exchange using the default configuration.

I want to use the server to send/recieve e-mail for my domain name.

Under the control panel of my domain registar i have pointed both the A and MX record's of my domain name to the static IP of my internet connection. I have configured the router's firewall to forward traffic on ports 25, 80 & 443 to the SBS Server's IP.

I have created the relevant e-mail addresses for each user under Active directory.

Is there anything else I need to do to make this work?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[mofusjtf]

If this is SBS they run the ICW from the to do list. This will configure your server properly to recieve email from the Internet and properly configure IIS for publishing your websites (OWA, RWW, etc.).

As for your external dns. You need an A Record to point to your static IP. Typically this is called mail.domain.com. Then point your MX record to your A record.

You don't neet 80 to forward to your server. All you need is 25 for email, 443 for OWA and 4125 for Remote Web Workplace.

You also might want to post this in the proper forum for SBS 2003.

 

[58sniper]

i have pointed both the A and MX record's of my domain name to the static IP of my internet connection.

The MX record should list the A record, and the A record points to an IP address. The MX record doesn't point to an IP address.

You don't typically configure the email addresses for all users under ADUC*. The recipient policy in Exchange should stamp the address automatically.

No need to point port 80 to the server if you're using SSL. And you ARE using SSL, aren't you?

* - one-off changes are done there.

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[dmilleruk1]

Thanks for your help. In regards to the MX record, my domain's control panel only let's you add an IP for the MX record not mail.mydomain.com as an example.

 

[58sniper]

MX records, according to the RFC, must point at an A record.

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/