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Article #183

Re: Firewall blocks email - help!

#183
From: Jon Grieve
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:00
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Jann,

I don't have SBS2000 yet.  Not even sure when it's officially released in
the UK..?  You say you have a Beta, eh?  Where'd that come from?

So, what does/doesn't work with ES2000 and Demon?

Jon





"jann" <jann@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:8qdo3m$ith$1@lure.pipex.net...
> So - at last I meet THAT Jon!
>
> Your Southdown info on how to configure ES/SBS for Demon dial-up is one of
> my most quoted sources of reference.
>
> Now, how do you feel about doing one for SBS2000 (i.e. Exchange Server
2000)
> :-)
>
> I only visited here tonight because I just received the SBS 2000 Beta
pack,
> and everything works - except Demon mail send/receive   :-(
>
> If you ever revise your helpnotes, put me on the notification list!!!
>
> Thanks!
> Jann
>
>
>
>
> "Jon Grieve" <jgrieve@southdown.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:969264705.11415.0.nnrp-13.d4f0f5e4@news.demon.co.uk...
> > Miles,
> >
> > You only need to configure Proxy to 'route' incoming connections if the
> > machine is behind the firewall.  On SBS, you don't need to do anything
> > special.
> >
> > I've written up a FAQ on configuring Exchange with Demon.  You can find
it
> > at my homepage (under Other FAQs), at:
> >   http://southdown.co.uk/users/jgrieve
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Miles Gaynor" <mg@castlehoward.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:E604B4DA88E0D311B6A2009027E0197E09B56F@SBSSERVER...
> > > Hi John,
> > >
> > > Yes, Exchange 5.5 but on the same machine as Proxy. (its Small
business
> > > Server) The IPs of the punt cluster do change, but not very often. The
> > > weird thing is that if Demon send a mail kick, the mail comes through
on
> > > the same connection as was already present. If I had the IP of the
> > > mailserver wrong and I would expect the mail to fail even after a mail
> > > kick. I don't think it can be a problem with port 25 and SMTP, there
> > > must be something else that Demon use to ID you apart from the
> > > Username/password as you log on.
> > >
> > > either that or i am totally wrong. (It has been known!)
> > >
> > > Miles
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Jon Grieve [mailto:jgrieve@southdown.co.uk]
> > > >Posted At: Thursday, September 14, 2000 4:30 PM
> > > >Posted To: nt
> > > >Conversation: Firewall blocks email - help!
> > > >Subject: Re: Firewall blocks email - help!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Miles,
> > > >
> > > >First, I don't think you can IP addresses for the punt
> > > >cluster, as they may
> > > >change.  However, for testing, this should work for the interim.
> > > >
> > > >So, what mail server are you using?  Exchange?  Is it running
> > > >on another
> > > >machine 'behind' Proxy?
> > > >
> > > >Jon
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >"Miles Gaynor" <mg@castlehoward.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > >news:E604B4DA88E0D311B6A2009027E0197E099060@SBSSERVER...
> > > >> Hi Folks,
> > > >>
> > > >> I am trying to receive email through MS Proxy 2.0 from demon
> > > >but when I
> > > >> enable IP filtering I don't receive any email. I have made several
> > > >> filters with  port 25 as smtp and the remote host as one of
> > > >demons mail
> > > >> servers (I think I have covered all of demons mail server IPs) but
no
> > > >> joy.
> > > >>
> > > >> Also, If I connect and ask Demon help to do a mail kick
> > > >while I am still
> > > >> connected, the mail comes in fine so it seems that demon
> > > >don't recognise
> > > >> me when I have dialed up. Does anyone know how this could be
> > > >solved so
> > > >> that I can have my firewall active but receive mail from demon?
> > > >>
> > > >> I did try opening the Ident port, but with no joy (but I'm
> > > >not to clear
> > > >> on how this one works)
> > > >>
> > > >> TIA
> > > >> Miles
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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