Win Server 2k3/Exchange 2k3

[robbyg]

I installed (fresh) Win Server 2K3 SBS and Exchange Server 2k3. I have everything setup as I think it should be... but I am having a problem sending email through the server... I can receive, but I can't send out... It stops at the queue, but it gives an error, saying it can't find the smtp server for the email address I am sending to...
I sent an email in...from an online email account, to the exchange server...receipt good, but when I reply, it won't go out... I am sure that it is probably something simple, and right under my nose, but if somone can help point it out, that would be great.

Thanks,
Robby

[degsy]

Welcome :)

What is the exact error?

Have you enabled the IP to send out in IIS?

[kamal]

Hi

try to check out this link.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=895857

regards
kamal

[robbyg]

lemme start with a little background... I have a pretty good ability to learn...anything... I can build a computer and install most software. This is the first time that I have even attempted to install and operate a server. I purchased two rather large books...one on Server 2k3 SBS and one on MS Exchange Server... both are written in greek, the one language I can't speak(lol). I am not sure how to enable the IP in IIS. I tried the link that was posted in the second reply...but it comes up with a error 404.

The only error I can see is in the queue, and it states that the outgoing smtp server cannot be found... That seems like a very vague error.

Can you give any kind of instructional "How-to" on setting the IP to send out, that would be great. Thanks in advance

[degsy]

what is the name of the SMTP server or the Mail server?
Have you set to send to that address in your email client?

[robbyg]

ok I am sending from Outlook to an outside server. I can send in from the outside server(sbcglobal.net through yahoo) and receive it in my Outlook that I have setup for the exchange account. when I hit re: it leaves my outlook, but never gets to my sbcglobal account. I can see it in the queue until that errors out and says outgoing smtp server cannot be found

[degsy]

sbcglogal.net is nothing to do with your server. It would be your ISP and the SMTP would be something like
smtp.sbcglobal.net.

If you are sending mail through your local server then you need to change the SMTP to point to your server name or IP.

[robbyg]

if i send an email to my sbc account to test my send/receive I should be able to just put in the to: email account and it should go out my exchange server since the from: email account is my local server. Outlook doesn't let me change my smtp settings at the client software... I hope I am making sense, or at least you are understanding whats going on... Thank you

The Message that I am getting in the Queue, under "Additional Queue Information: SMTP Could not connect to any DNS server"

[degsy]

For the Network Connection on the Server the DNS should be pointing to 127.0.0.1 or it's own IP

[robbyg]

ok...I am not managing my own DNS... I am using godaddy.com for the DNS manager. I am trying to host my mail from my own server(which I am sure you already gathered...lol). I set an mx record in godaddy's DNS manager to my static IP. does this help?

[robbyg]

I think I found something in one of these books I have... This mentions two IP address' and two smtp virtual servers. is that what I have to do?... One for incoming with the internet IP binding and one for the outgoing, with an intranet IP binding?

[degsy]

I don't use exchange. sorry. I've given all the advice I know on using SMTP Virtual Server to send mail.

[jdc2000]

If you are using Active Directory on your server, it should check its own DNS services first, then it needs to check outside DNS servers to resolve the destination e-mail address.

[robbyg]

Thank you degsy, I appreciate your help. I think I am going to start over this weekend. uninstall and reinstall "Everything"! then take it in smaller steps and not use the "wizards" to set everthing up. Maybe I will catch what I am missing. I think another part of my problem might be a missing step in the setup of DNS on my intranet. I don't see my static IP in any of the configurations in the DNS and also...one other thing, everthing in my DNS settings shows mydomain.local instead of mydomain.com gonna be a long weekend here at the office.
I am using AD, jdc2000, can you explain how it checks internally and what some common steps, for setting that up, are. I am sure there are probably some "common-to-all" steps that need to be setup in there right? maybe I missed one or all... lol like I said previously this is the first time I have ever set this up before. I am going through a book to set this stuff up and its not exactly written for us beginners.
Thanks everyone!

[robbyg]

whew! I figured it out...I had a DNS problem... I had to unroot the ns and also unassociate it from AD. now that that is done...on to the other problems...lol Thanks everyone who replied to this...

[degsy]

Thanks for the update :)