Help to setup exchange on DC using pop/smtp

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aaronmcl <aaronmcl> wrote:
> We host our own website from our internal webserver which also acts as
> our exchange server.

Youch - stop doing that ASAP. You're asking for a world of hurt. Don't allow
HTTP traffic onto your Exchange server or a DC - in fact, if you must host
your internal webserver in house, it should be on a dedicated box in a DMZ.
OWA access should be over HTTPS if you allow OWA at all.

> All http requests are forwarded to the webserver
> by the router.
> What i want is to for any of our employees to be able to access their
> email from home using pop3 and smtp.

Not relevant to your web server, although I am glad you mentioned it, as you
really need to block that access & come up with a better option - such as an
external hosting account. Most small offices shouldn't host public websites
in house - hosting accounts are cheap, and they're going to be in a
datacenter with redundant connections/power/monitoring, etc.

> How can i configure exchange so that our users can enter in their
> email settings e.g. smtp.domain.com and pop.domain.com?

Firstly, I suggest you not use POP. You will miss out on most of the
features of Exchange, and your users are invariably going to remove mail
from the server. IMAP would be better, but better still would be RPC over
HTTP (presuming you're on E2003 and W2003) or VPN so they can use MAPI
connections with Outlook. Or OWA.

That said, POP3 uses port 110, and SMTP port 25, so you'd do your port
forwarding and have them specify whatever your public A record is (e.g.,
whatever A record in your Internet domain that points at your public IP
address).

Note also that Exchange questions are best posted in m.p.exchange.admin, and
you should also mention your version & SP level of everything as
methods/answers vary by version.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.


The following links may give you how to setup pop/SMTP. However, it is better to use RPC over https or OWA.

How to Configure Exchange and Windows Server POP3 Service to ...For detailed steps, see How to Mail-Enable a POP3 User Account for the coexistence of Exchange and Windows Server POP3 Service While Sharing an SMTP domain. ...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/lib ... 98454.aspx

How to setup Exchange for OWA, OMA, ActiveSync and RPC over HTTPS
With Exchange 2003, users can access their email using Outlook Web Access (OWA), Outlook Mobile Access, Remote Procedure Call ) RPC over HTTPS and Mobile ...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/email/oma1.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"aaronmcl" <aaronmcl> wrote in message news:aaronmcl.2qqjrj@DoNotSpam.com...

We host our own website from our internal webserver which also acts as
our exchange server. All http requests are forwarded to the webserver
by the router.
What i want is to for any of our employees to be able to access their
email from home using pop3 and smtp.
How can i configure exchange so that our users can enter in their email
settings e.g. smtp.domain.com and pop.domain.com?

Any help is greatly appreciated.


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aaronmcl