I have the ASA as well. I will look into the ASA to pass my mail from the Internet to the Exchange Server. Before then I can look up what the heck you guys said previously in the string to make sure I am good to go. ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Gonzalez To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 2:13 PM Subject: RE: Host an email server
That's the steps we took when I arrived here at Girl Scouts. We utilized ISA and had so many issues with the rules to set in place. In the past month we decommissioned the ISA server and placed a 5505 and the level of control is a lot smoother than ISA; since implementing the ASA, we have fewer attacks on the OWA / OMA and SMTP. Thomas From: MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Host an email server Just taking a shot here: First it depends on the firewall you're using because you'll use it to publish smtp and any additional ports. Next decide what type of server set up you want, ie a single exchange server or an OWA front end with a separate exchange back end. You also "may" want to set up a certificate authority on the DC in your internal network and create a cert for the "mail". You don't have to but you "may" want to obtain a static IP from your ISP and assign it to the external port on your firewall. Then get with your ISP or whoever will manage your MX records. Once installed you should be able to send email from your server by default. You'll have to allow propagation before you can receive. That's the small of it unless you need to set up a special SMTP connector. I've done this in the past using ISA 2004 and am in the process of moving from ISA to a Cisco ASA device. I'd like to keep ISA and set it behind the Cisco device so that I can set up a separate linux mail server using a different static IP but I'm not that knowledgeable with Cisco yet. There's an exchange list you can post to along with an ISA list, if you have that software to use. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.msexchange.org http://www.isaserver.org/ hth & gl On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:42 PM, David W. McSpadden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have an Exchange 2003 server for my intranet. I pay someone else $1 an account to host my Internet email. I would like to cut out the middle man. What books or links can I read to become that guy that hosts his own Internet/intranet email?? This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
