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Re: Firewall blocks email - help!

#206
From: Jon Grieve
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 00:00
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Andy,

Good point -- I just uploaded a new version, and included the Routing
settings...

Regards,

Jon Grieve
Southdown House Software Ltd.
 --
http://www.southdown.co.uk




"Andrew Hancock" <Andy@cyrus.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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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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