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Article #204Re: Firewall blocks email - help!
From: Andrew Hancock Andy
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 00:00
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Great FAQ! But maybe a mention of ANTI-RELAYING should be included! With Static IP-Addresses and Microsoft Exchange Server I'm sure users don't want to be banned by Demon for SPAMMING Attacks! Just my two pence worth! Maybe more important for non-dialup users! Andy On Mon, 18 Sep 2000 09:11:45 +0100, "Jon Grieve" <jgrieve@southdown.co.uk> wrote: >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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