Sounds good to me if no one else needs to connect to the Exchange server, set the block on the SMTP virtual server.
Do the clients use Outlook with MAPI or OWA to compose messages? Or do they use a POP3/SMTP software like Outlook Express? If so do they connect to the Exchange server to send mail? - restricting the connection on SMTP virtual server would block the user access. -----Original Message----- From: Bridges, Samantha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 2:26 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Blocking connections to Exchange 2000 Hello. I use an POP (Imail) server as a virus and spam filter gateway. That is, that I have a POP server on the outside of my firewall and an Exchange 2000 server on the inside. The outside POP (Imail) provides virus and spam filtering. And after filtering, the mail is forwarded to the matching account on the Exchange server. I want to block all connections to my Exchange server except from the POP (Imail) server. Would this be done on the SMTP virtual server under the SMTP protocol or on the SMTP Connector? Is this a good or bad idea? I still need to be able to deliver Internet mail outbound from the Exchange server. Thank you. Sam _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
