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After a major server crash, I was faced with a major delimma reinstall my SBS 2003 server or upgraded to Windows SBS 2008. I was advised to take the latter would be my best option by my reseller. I purchased the new hardware and licenses for SBS 2008. I installed the OS successfully, thought I had configured the server correctly until I realised I was not receiving any incoming mail. I can successfully sent mail but for some reason, mail was building up in my ISP's mailbox.
I have now discovered that due to the fact that 2007 doesn't have a pop3 connector and the fact that I have a dynamic IP address my ISP can not forward our mail to my server. ANd this is the crux of my problem. Stupidly I expected SBS 2008 to be the same as 2003 but am realising this is not the case. Does anyone have an idea of how I can get mail to my server.
I have setup a dyndns address which is updated automatically by their utility and allows me remotely access to my server. I was contemplating either using a 3rd party pop3 client but lack after reviewing the offering there seems a lack of exchange 2007 support .
My alternative would be to try and forward the remote.mydomain.co.uk MX record at my ISP to DynDNS and then rely on the DynDNS Service to forward the incoming mail to my server. Trouble I dont know if this will work since this is at the limit of my knowledge and I am not sure what entry I should make? I send mail via the SMTP server through my ISP's server which works fine. I have seen this problem on various site but not resolution.
I have now discovered that due to the fact that 2007 doesn't have a pop3 connector and the fact that I have a dynamic IP address my ISP can not forward our mail to my server. ANd this is the crux of my problem. Stupidly I expected SBS 2008 to be the same as 2003 but am realising this is not the case. Does anyone have an idea of how I can get mail to my server.
I have setup a dyndns address which is updated automatically by their utility and allows me remotely access to my server. I was contemplating either using a 3rd party pop3 client but lack after reviewing the offering there seems a lack of exchange 2007 support .
My alternative would be to try and forward the remote.mydomain.co.uk MX record at my ISP to DynDNS and then rely on the DynDNS Service to forward the incoming mail to my server. Trouble I dont know if this will work since this is at the limit of my knowledge and I am not sure what entry I should make? I send mail via the SMTP server through my ISP's server which works fine. I have seen this problem on various site but not resolution.
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The only thing you need from DynDNS is the mailhop--with dyndns, you set the mx to pint to an A record, e.g. mail.yourdomain.com, and set up the A record with DDNS.
We're all new to to SBS2008's ddns client, but you can certainly use DynDNS, and set up your domain with them for it.
To do all this, you will need to swich the DNS registrar to a DDNS registrar; either one on the SBS2008 list, or DynDNS.com.
With dyndns, your mail server receives the email directly, the DDNS service just ensures your A record get updated right away if your IP changes.
Good luck!!
We're all new to to SBS2008's ddns client, but you can certainly use DynDNS, and set up your domain with them for it.
To do all this, you will need to swich the DNS registrar to a DDNS registrar; either one on the SBS2008 list, or DynDNS.com.
With dyndns, your mail server receives the email directly, the DDNS service just ensures your A record get updated right away if your IP changes.
Good luck!!
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Gents
Thanks for all your help, I have finally managed to get it working.
Turns out I needed to sign up for a mail relay service from Dyndns and point towards their MX records. having done that it works fine.
Thanks for all your help, I have finally managed to get it working.
Turns out I needed to sign up for a mail relay service from Dyndns and point towards their MX records. having done that it works fine.
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I have contacted my hosting company 1and1, to try and get a smarthost/server account from them but they simply want to sell me a hosted exchange services. And are unable to offer a smarthost on this package!!
The Pop3 connector described above works fine for individual accounts but it doesn't have the same functionality as in 2003 since you can only deliver mail to specific user accounts rather than a bucket account which exchange parses.
So I am now trying the final option, buying a mail relay service from Dyndns and configuring it to receive and relay out going mail. Can anyone point me towards what DNS entries I need to make to do this at 1and1 who I want to continue hosting my website and at DynDNS to forward the mail to my Dyndns alias. I have already created two glue domains, remote.mydomain.co.uk and mail.mydomain.co.uk which I have setup to do a http redirect to mydomain.dyndns.org alias.
When I do a DNS check the following is seen
Name server: 1&1 name server
IP Address (A-Record): 1&1 IP
Mail Server (MX Record): 1&1 mail server
If edit it what entries do I need to make to the DNS settings?