MS Exchange and the Internet

[unit512]

I need some help with MS Exchange 5.5 and Internet service.<br>
I think I may have a RAS issue, but cannot be sure.<br>
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RAS is installed and working (my first experience with this beast/baby?).<br>
The only way I could set up my internet user account was to create<br>
an Internet User in NT User Manager for Domains. Is this correct?<br>
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If not...Where to I put in my ISP password and name?<br>
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MS Exchange will dial the ISP and connect, but I never log on.<br>
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If anyone can give me some places to look, I'd appreciate it.<br>
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Glenn Abelson

 

[Tool]

No need to set up a user account in NT to log on to the Internet. That configuration is done in Exchange. Also, keep in mind that Exchange can not pull mail from an ISP unless you have a dedicated internet line with all mail coming directly to you. You need to review the internet mail service (IMS), that's where you'll set up the log on account for the ISP and you need the ISPs' SMTP IP number. There are third party vendors that help Exchange deque mail off an ISP server when using the dial-up method.<br>
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Good Luck<br>
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Tool

 

[pmkincaid]

ETRN is what Tool is talking about. When you call your ISP and ask them, ask if they support ETRN - don't take the first no as an answer, I have run into quite a few ISPs where the first person you talk to is the junior tech and he/she has no idea what you are talking about so just assumes they don't support it. I have had to specifically ask for the senior tech/webmaster before getting a straight answer. I would definately ask them if they know what ETRN is before taking no for an answer - most decent mail servers support ETRN, so they should support it.<br>
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Basically, ETRN is set up on the ISPs mail server and all mail they receive addressed to all your users (ie its setup with each individual user name and address or just collects all mail addressed to yourdomain.com, depending on if you have your own domain name or are sharing it with the ISP) and places all of that into one mailbox on the ISP mail server. You setup Exchange to use ETRN and download all the mail from this one mailbox and Exchange then does all the work sorting the mail and sending to each user's mailbox.<br>
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Hope this helps,<br>
Paul