Exchange 5.5 outbound mail on DSL with DHCP

[Steven E. Protter]

changing the hostname meant Exchange would not start.

Will have to create a new mail server, which needed to be done anyway on a W2K Pro box, which I hope will work. That box will have the correct domain name.

Looks Like I'm stuck for the day.

SEP

[De Ridder Philippe]

Hi Steve,
YEs you can't change the hostname on an Exchange server like that (see MS).
Exchange will not install on W2K Pro.
You will need the server version.

Have you tried to change the DNS suffix (DNS domain) of the machine?
On the Computer Name tab, click Change.
Click More.
Under Primary DNS suffix of this computer, type the DNS suffix you want to use.

Actually you could set up an EX Relay (if customer is Win*) with just the Internet Mail connector (no information store).

hth
Philippe

[De Ridder Philippe]

Articles of interest:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;126521 (EX server rename)
I don't thinjk renaming the server is the key though.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;249100 (IMC Config for addresses with @IP address)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307628 (EX SMTP relay)

I think there is a basic non-Exchange SMTP service in W2K Server (or W2003). Never used it. Might be worth a try. Here are some articles:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303701
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310336
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310356

hth
Philippe

[Steven E. Protter]

Excellent ideas all Dr.

Too bad Exchange won't install into W2K Pro.

If this SMTP service is available, I can install it onto the W2K Pro box which acts as a server. Once its hostname is renamed to the fully qualified domain name life is good.

The downside is the Exchange Box is the Primary Domain Controller and I'd have to rip out exchange, back up the data and reinstall the entire server.

The good news with that is the Windows NT Server box performs two functions:

1) PDC
2) Mail

So if users can still access mail by connecting via IP adrress(which they do now) I can leave that server alone and not touch anything.

The easiest alternative still seems to be to set up a single Linux SMTP relay server. That doesn't need to be a member of the domain and solves all problems quite nicely.

I'll present it to the customer.

My guess is he'll decide to do nothing for a while to control expenses.

SEP

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

Hey SEP,just a question: why do you need to set up a Mail relay station (even if it's Linux) when you can define your exchange server to send all mail traffic via existing mail relay-i.e client's ISP's mail server-which should by default allow the client's machine to realy through it?

[Steven E. Protter]

Alexander,

You make an excellent point and may have just earned yourself a bunny.

I forget myself that my ISP provides me with a relay server because I never use it.

I'll check with SBC/Yahoo DSL and give you a bunny if it works.

Sometimes the simple answer it the best answer.

The rest of you get seven points per, because the customer was unwilling to pay me for the extensive work.

SEP

[Steven E. Protter]

Because I like handing them out another bunny op:

A procedure to set up Exchange to use an smtp relay server that requires a user id and password.

SEP

[Alexander Chuzhoy · Accepted solution]

See this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;265293


but instead of adding a connector (you probably have one already) just go into it's properties and define in a right field (you can't miss it) a smart host -which is another name for mail relay....

[Steven E. Protter]

I'm sure I could have found it myself.

Please enjoy the pair of bunnies I've just bestowed on you.

SEP

[Steven E. Protter]

Alexander,

A close inspection of your link turned it up as Exchange 2000.

I tried to configure Exchange 5.5 to relay mail through a smtp host.

There were no options to enable authentication so the ISP rejected the mail.

Options under consideration:

1) Put a windows smtp server in and configure that for relay with authentication at the ISP.

SEP