Hosting my own SMTP mail with Exchange 2000 1

[StockcarsRus]

We currently use an ISP for our internet email. My clients use Outlook 2000. Each client has a service for internet email setup in Outlook to bounce internet email off of our internet providers SMTP server. What do I need to do to Outlook and Exchange to host my own internet email? I would think that I would have to point directly to our Exchange server, but not sure.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[beefstew]

Not understanding the question. Do you currently have your own exchange server setup?

 

[StockcarsRus]

Yes, I have Exchange 2000. I would like to start using it for internet email. Right now we use an outside ISP. I would like to know what I have to change in Exchange and my Outlook clients to do this.

 

[StockcarsRus]

Can anyone please help me?!

Thanks so much

 

[Crazyfitz]

If I understand the issue, you want to have incoming emails directed to your Exchange server and delivered to your users mailboxes. And currently, your email is handled by your ISP and you have to go out to their server to pick up mail.

First thing to do would be to talk to the ISP. They would have to set up a MX record in their DNS server pointing email addressed to <Name@yourcompany.com> to your assigned IP address. You would then configure your firewall/router to direct incoming SMTP traffic to the Exchange Server.

George
MCSA (Win2k) A+, Net +

 

[mattjurado]

Yes, your isp or your the company you used to register your domain will likely have some web administration utility to change an MX record to point to your static IP that is assigned to your router. Then, you need to port forward 25 to your Exchange server, then open exchange admin, and edit the default policy or create a new policy, and insert @yourdomainname.com your users will now have smtp addresses generated for your domain, and that should be about it. I recommend considering a virus scanner to check the mail as it hits your exchange server, rather than relying on desktop antivirus.

Matt J.

P.S. Please always take the time to backup any and all data before performing any actions suggested for ANY problem, regardless of how minor a change it might seem. Also test the backup to make sure it is intact.

 

[StockcarsRus]

Thanks so much for the input, Once the MX record has been changed to point to the static IP, does it take awhile for the change to go through? I assume if it does, then I will have to check mail in two places for awhile? How would I accomplish this?

Thanks

 

[kbullit]

Generally takes around 24 hours to propogate the records, your ISP typically can hold the mail for you but you'll need to ask them.

Last but not least, please read the online help on configuring your exchange server not to be an open relay. This is a mistake I see all to often and can take a long time to fix once you're on blacklists.