You know, shoot me if I'm out of line here, but I couldn't help but read this thread and think:
netstat -abon Wouldn't that at least help you discern from the ground what is going on? (That said, the original request for a port reference document seems extremely reasonable. The fact that one will not be made available is, well, bizarre.) On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Frank R Wayne <[email protected]>wrote: > Wikipedia updated!**** > > ** ** > > *Frank Wayne* > > Senior Systems Analyst, Collaboration Services**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Rick Berry [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, 01 May, 2013 15:10 > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Exchange 2013 Port Reference?**** > > ** ** > > You spotted it, makes you responsible for the Wikipedia edit. Get > crackin’. 8^)**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Frank R Wayne > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 01, 2013 4:02 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Exchange 2013 Port Reference?**** > > ** ** > > I saw that, too. It was kind of helpful, but the terminological errors > make me leery. E.g.: “Port 475 is the Mail Delivery service and this is an > SMTP server that takes email from the *Hub Transport service* and places > in the mailbox databases on the local server where it is running.” There is > no *hub transport service* in Exchange 2013.**** > > ** ** > > But thank you for the link! J**** > > ** ** > > *Frank Wayne* > > Senior Systems Analyst, Collaboration Services**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Rick Berry > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, 01 May, 2013 14:31 > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Exchange 2013 Port Reference?**** > > ** ** > > The ports are explained in a paragraph on Wikipedia … I found this useful > myself.**** > > ** ** > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol**** > > ** ** > > Microsoft Exchange Server <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Server> 2013 > has an SMTP service listening on ports 25, 587, 2525, 465 and 475 depending > upon server role and function. Port 25 and 587 for server and client > connectivity, and 25 or 2525 and 465 on the Mailbox role for accepting > internal SMTP connections (from other Exchange Servers in the > organization), where 25 is the Hub Transport service for receiving SMTP > from other SMTP servers and 465 is the Hub Transport service for receiving > proxied connections from clients connected to the CAS Frontend Transport > service. On servers that have the Client Access role (CAS) and the Mailbox > role installed on the same machine 25 and 2525 are in use - 25 for the > Frontend Transport role (a CAS feature) and 2525 for the Hub Transport > service rather than port 25 running for both Frontend Transport and Hub > Transport services. Port 475 is the Mail Delivery service and this is an > SMTP server that takes email from the Hub Transport service and places in > the mailbox databases on the local server where it is running.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 01, 2013 3:17 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Exchange 2013 Port Reference?**** > > ** ** > > There is not one and Microsoft has said that there will not be one.**** > > ** ** > > And the answer to your question is “yes”.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Frank R Wayne > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2013 3:12 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Exchange 2013 Port Reference?**** > > ** ** > > I’ve looked for one of these but found only posts asking for it.**** > > ** ** > > I wonder whether ports 465 and 475 have to be open across sites.**** > > ** ** > > *Frank Wayne* > > Senior Systems Analyst, Collaboration Services**** > > Information Technology Management Systems**** > > ** ** > > *NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY* > > 1800 Sherman Avenue, Suite 600**** > > Evanston IL 60201**** > > +1 847 467 1767 (telephone)**** > > +1 847 491 3887 (fax)**** > > http://www.it.northwestern.edu**** > > ** ** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > or send an email to > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > or send an email to > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > or send an email to > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > or send an email to > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > or send an email to > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > or send an email to > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > --- To manage subscriptions click here: or send an email to with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
