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Settings For Email In SBS 2008

I've setup up a Small business server 2008 machine just to have a play about with.
Everything is working fine, connected a workstation and both computers can access
the internet. I am having trouble sending and receiving email from Outlook 2007 what
i would like to know is what settings do I need so that this will work correctly. Just
to start off I haven't changed any settings at my hosting company where I have a domain
for testing purposes and a couple of mailboxes. I have enabled the pop connector and
added the correct details but mail still in not being delivered. Should these settings
work out of the box or is there something else I have missed. I am unable to get a static
Ip so have used a dyndns account which I have setup in the router. I have read that it is
better to setup a mx record and have mail delivered directly to the server but am unsure
what settings I need to change in my hosts dns settings. I have attatched the file and
would be grateful if you tell me what details I need to change.

Thanks
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Nathan-B2B

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floyd197

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Thanks, I have updated the settings at my host (see attatched file) but it still has problems sending
it has recieved emails but not every time. I have changed the top A record setting it would not allow me to put the dyns setting in so I put the Ip address at the time. Are the settings I have changed correct? are there any more I need to add. In the sbs book I have been reading in mentions a SPF record is this
required and if so how do I add it.

Thanks

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floyd197

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I've been on to my hosting people and changed the settings. Email seems to be coming in ok
but when try to send email it sends but does not go anywhere and is the returned delayed.
Is it my Isp not allowing me to send.

Thanks

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floyd197

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No particular reason just felt it wasn't worth an A. Managed to sort sending emails myself