I tried both ports 25 and 110. 110 is active, but 25 is dead. Any other ideas on how mail gets out? Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 10:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] I'll be back > > > The way it breaks down is this. Exchange has it's own MTA > serivces built in. > Exchange can support IMAP, MAPI, SMTP, POP3, CCMAIL...etc. If > you setup > Exchange to work with Outlook using the Microsoft Exchange > Server protocol, > then you are using MAPI and any and all work done between the > two (the server > and the client) is passed using that protocol. However, when > it come time for > the Exchange box to send or receive mail to the outside world > (the rest of the > internet) it uses the SMTP protocol. You can see if the > Exchange box is running > SMTP and POP3 by telneting into the specific ports (110 & > 25). If the Exchange > box has the services enabled, you will see the following messages: > +OK Microsoft Exchange POP3 server version 5.5.2650.23 ready > 220 mailbox.foo.net ESMTP Server (Microsoft Exchange Internet > Mail Service > .5.2650.21) ready > > > "Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.)" wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Denis Havlik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 12:57 PM > > > To: Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.) > > > Subject: RE: [expert] I'll be back > > > > > > > > > :~>My understanding is that IMAP4 is a DL ownly protocol. > I need SMTP > > > :~>available if I want to send out from that Exchange server. > > > Is that correct? > > > > > > Yes. But, how on earth are these look-out clients sending > > > their messages > > > if no SMTP server is around? (i know nothing about windoze > > > world, sorry) > > > > > > > I wish I knew less about the Windoze world. It appears, > although I have not > > done any indepth research yet, that when Outlook is > configured to talk to an > > Exchange server, they use a private protocol that is not > SMTP, POP3 or > > IMAP4. Exchange IS capable of all of those protocols, but > appears to > > support another proprietary one for an intergrated > solution. The way our > > Outlook clients are configured, I can do calendar type > activities, like > > schedule meetings and meeting rooms and know immediately > the availability of > > people and resources. It works reasonably well. I just > wish it would work > > directly from Linux so that I didn't need to run VMWare or Win4Lin. > > > > Matt >
