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EnableCertificate for SMTP

Asked by: reysrivera

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I'm trying to install my new SSL certificate but get error when I enable SMTP server got this error.

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Asked On
2008-09-24 at 17:07:35ID23760912
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Microsoft

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Exchange

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2007

Topics

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) & HTTPS

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Email Protocols

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

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Answers

 

by: ParanormasticPosted on 2008-09-25 at 05:32:23ID: 22568339

Quick sanity check - you are positive that you already have SMTP & POP3 installed/enabled within Exchange?  Exchange may only have MAPI installed.

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2008-09-25 at 05:33:34ID: 22568347


Can you show us the command you typed in?

Should be comething like:

Enable-ExchangeCertificate -Thumbprint <ID> -Services SMTP

Which should work as long as the server holds the Hub Transport role.

Chris

 

by: reysriveraPosted on 2008-09-25 at 08:47:17ID: 22570621

Guys,

I guess I jump on the subject too fast. I'm installing my new SSL to CAS server only. The cms that I use are:

import-exchangecertificate
enable-exchangecertificate -Thumbprint xxx -Services "IIS, IMAP, & POP" all good here. My question is do I need to enable SMTP on CAS role server?

I have another problem, I cannot connect to POP3 anymore on this server afte I enable the certificate.

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2008-09-25 at 08:53:35ID: 22570699


CAS doesn't run SMTP that's the job of the Hub Transport / Edge Transport, so no, you don't need to bind it to SMTP on that particular server.

Not sure about the POP issue, not something I use I'm afraid. I take it the name (or one of the names) on the certificate matches the name the client uses to connect?

Chris

 

by: reysriveraPosted on 2008-09-25 at 09:24:30ID: 22571084

What's the cmd to show the services bind to this certificate?

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2008-09-25 at 09:35:21ID: 22571216


Get-ExchangeCertificate | Format-List

The default output, Format-Table, shows it as well in abbreviated form. S = SMTP, P = POP, I = IMAP, W = WWW if I remember correctly.

Chris

 

by: reysriveraPosted on 2008-09-25 at 10:08:23ID: 22571600

One more question, how to test POP3 secure connection using port 995? I can connect via telnet server 110 but not 995. Is there other cmd I can use?

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2008-09-25 at 10:14:22ID: 22571681


You should be able to telnet to it if the port is listening as TCP (regardless of encrypted status).

Can you run:

netstat -an | FindStr 995

That will show us if something is listening on that port.

Chris

 

by: reysriveraPosted on 2008-09-25 at 10:27:06ID: 22571818

I run this cmd locally on the server and here is the result.

H:\>netstat -an | FindStr 995
  TCP    0.0.0.0:995            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    [::]:995               [::]:0                 LISTENING


I run telnet in my PC and here's the result.

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2008-09-25 at 14:16:26ID: 22573963


Server 2003? Or Server 2008 for the OS?

Because if it's 2008.... is POP3 allowed through the Firewall?

Chris

 

by: reysriveraPosted on 2008-09-25 at 14:49:21ID: 22574244

I'm running 2008 srv, how to allow POP3 through firewall?

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2008-09-26 at 03:50:55ID: 22578175


Open up the Advanced Firewall control (Administrative Tools), then select Inbound Rules.

If there's no existing rule we'll have to create one by right clicking on Inbound Rules, create a new Port rule as follows:

TCP Port 995
Allow the Connection
Set it to Domain Profile
And give it a name; "POP3 (SSL)" perhaps

Optionally you can set service or program. Take a look at the rules you've got at the moment, check if any of the Exchange specific rules (if there are any) work as good examples?

Unfortunately I run mine on Windows 2003 so I can't give you more specific examples than that.

Chris

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