Blat is probably easier than installing Thunderbird or some such.
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 15:42, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK that answers my first question. I don't see answers to questions 2 and
> 3.
>
> In lieu of telnet test, you could set up a POP/SMTP client on the internal
> network, using your Exchange server's (private) IP as SMTP server, and try
> to send mail from there. The point being, you want to exercise SMTP
> delivery to this address without the complication of whatever is between
> your Exchange server and the Internet (firewall, gateway, etc.).
>
> If that still fails, the next thing I'd do is put some other external
> address on the account and repeat the SMTP delivery test to that
> new address. If that address works, remove the original and re-add it, then
> set it as primary.
>
> It doesn't take any time at all for a new SMTP address to start working, at
> least not under Exchange 2003. You probably want to mention your server
> version in any followup.
>
> Carl
> ________________________________
> From: McCready, Rob [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:07 PM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: User Unkn0wn
>
> Yes sir.
>
> Internal to internal. Check.
>
> Internal to External. Check.
>
> External to Internal. Fail.
>
>
>
> From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:04 PM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: User Unkn0wn
>
>
>
> So internal to internal mail is working OK for this user?
>
>
>
> If you compose a message and type [email protected] on the To:
> line on a compose, does Check Names resolve it showing his AD descriptive
> name?
>
>
>
> And if so, what does a telnet test (RCPT TO:[email protected])
> directly to the Exchange SMTP VS tell you?
>
>
>
> Carl
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: McCready, Rob [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:52 PM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: User Unkn0wn
>
> Well, this is perplexing.
>
> I have a user who’s account was setup a couple of weeks ago. However, he is
> unable to receive external email, even if I successfully send an email from
> his account to an Internet Address, then use the Reply option from the
> Internet, it tells me…
>
>
>
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; [email protected]
>
> Action: failed
>
> Status: 5.1.1
>
> Remote-MTA: DNS; mail.domain.com
>
> Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 5.1.1 User unknown
>
> Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0500
>
>
>
>
>
> I’ve seen ADAM take up to 24 hours to synchronize, but not a couple of
> weeks. Not sure where to check first…….
