Brand new Exchange Server

[birddseedd]

Today I installed server 2003, promoted to a domain controller, and installed exchange server.

I want to start hosting my own email. I do own a domain through godaddy.com. everything seemed to go ok with the install. All of the needed ports (110,25,80) are forwarded to the machine. now how do i setup email boxes, and get it to actually work? the client is my treo. iv connected to exchange before with it.
thanks

 

[hiromizu]

Firstly, what kind of internet connection do you have? A dynamic IP will not work even if you use DDNS. You'll need a reverse DNS entry for your external IP which 99% of the time is disallowed if you're on a dynamic connection.

To elaborate, it may work for a little while, perhaps even days but all of a sudden you'll find your emails being bounced by other mail servers as a source of possible spam since you do not have that reverse DNS entry. For example you've created an Active Directory domain name called birddseedd.com and you start sending messages from user@birddseedd.com. Recipient servers will look up your external IP found in the message header and see if it has a reverse DNS entry called mail.birddseedd.com. If it determines that the IP does not have a reverse DNS entry, it may bounce the message.

Otherwise Exchange mailbox accounts are created through Active Directory Users and Computers found in Administrative Tools or in your Exchange programs group. You basically create a new AD user and it'll give you the option to create an Exchange mailbox.

That said, it is not advisable to install Exchange on a domain controller, if that's what you did.

 

[birddseedd]

well i am able to connect and send email locally (im connected locally, cannot get my phone to connect). How do i get it to send and recieve email from outside the network?

 

[Nothinman]

Sending mail externally should work for some/most ISPs already but you'll be better off setting it up to relay through your ISP's mail server since some ISPs won't accept mail from dynamic IPs. To receive mail you just need to setup an MX record in DNS for your domain and setup your server to accept mail for that domain.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: birddseedd
All of the needed ports (110,25,80) are forwarded to the machine. now how do i setup email boxes, and get it to actually work? the client is my treo. iv connected to exchange before with it.

What model Treo? There's a Palm version and a Windows Mobile version. Their email functions are very different. The Palm version is likely going to be using a POP3 connection, getting only email. The Windows Mobile version will be using a protocol similar to OWA, getting email, calendar, contact, and task information. Or, you can just use OWA itself. For Windows Mobile, you'll need to install an appropriate Certificate on the phone.

 

[jonmcc33]

You spent all that money to host your own e-mail? That's a bit much.

 

[Nothinman]

You spent all that money to host your own e-mail? That's a bit much.

Depends on how much value you place on your email and with student discounts and such it might not've been that much. But yea, paying for an OS+email server seems pretty stupid when you have so many free choices out there.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

You spent all that money to host your own e-mail? That's a bit much.

Depends on how much value you place on your email and with student discounts and such it might not've been that much. But yea, paying for an OS+email server seems pretty stupid when you have so many free choices out there.

I don't assume on the whole "student discount" thing. Then there's the cost of the server and running it 24/7.

It would be cheaper to run the domain and a website off of it with e-mail. Most good deals offer unlimited e-mail accounts and your only limit is the storage space on the server. Many are offering 200GB if not more of storage.

 

[Nothinman]

I don't assume on the whole "student discount" thing. Then there's the cost of the server and running it 24/7.

I'm not assuming anything, I'm just saying that there are legal ways to get the software at discounted prices so you can't assume anyone paid full price either. And I leave virtually all of my stuff on 24/7 anyway so that's irrelevant to me.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

I don't assume on the whole "student discount" thing. Then there's the cost of the server and running it 24/7.

I'm not assuming anything, I'm just saying that there are legal ways to get the software at discounted prices so you can't assume anyone paid full price either. And I leave virtually all of my stuff on 24/7 anyway so that's irrelevant to me.

You'd have to be a student for that to be legal though.

24/7? Who pays your electric bill? I couldn't afford to do that in Florida.

 

[Nothinman]

You'd have to be a student for that to be legal though.

Only for student discounts, MS gives aways NFR discs at shows and crap all of the time.

24/7? Who pays your electric bill? I couldn't afford to do that in Florida.

I do, it's a little high but affordable.

 

[hiromizu]

I've personally never heard of MS offering their enterprise level software at student discounts.

 

[Nothinman]

Looking at www.academicsuperstore.com I see Windows Server and SQL Server Enterprise both being sold with educational discounts. So provided that they're legitimate then MS does offer at least some of their "enterprise level" software discounted. The licenses for academic use are also going to be different so you need to make sure that you're using the software within the EULA too.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Looking at www.academicsuperstore.com I see Windows Server and SQL Server Enterprise both being sold with educational discounts. So provided that they're legitimate then MS does offer at least some of their "enterprise level" software discounted. The licenses for academic use are also going to be different so you need to make sure that you're using the software within the EULA too.

http://www.academicsuperstore.com/mfg/?c=Microsoft

I don't see anything cheap from Microsoft there and most students aren't going to have that much money.

 

[Nothinman]

Nothing cheap? I guess the copy of SQL 2005 Enterprise with 25 CALs for $18,200.00 less than retail isn't a good discount in your mind, then?

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Nothing cheap? I guess the copy of SQL 2005 Enterprise with 25 CALs for $18,200.00 less than retail isn't a good discount in your mind, then?

I'd love to see the student with that type of money.

 

[Nothinman]

That's not the point. The point is that they're heavily discounted and thus cheap not that they're near-free.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
That's not the point. The point is that they're heavily discounted and thus cheap not that they're near-free.

I sure don't see a discount on Vista Ultimate...

http://www.academicsuperstore....isp.html?PartNo=784232

BTW, I don't see Exchange 2003 or Windows 2003 Server on that list.

 

[Nothinman]

I sure don't see a discount on Vista Ultimate...

Your point being? That's not an exhaustive list of every product MS makes available under an educational discount. I was merely telling hiromizu that MS indeed offer at least some of their "enterprise level" software under an educational discount.

 

[jonmcc33]

Didn't even show us some huge discount on Windows 2003 Server and Exchange 2003 though...wasn't that why you gave us the link?

 

[heymrdj]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33

Originally posted by: Nothinman

You spent all that money to host your own e-mail? That's a bit much.

Depends on how much value you place on your email and with student discounts and such it might not've been that much. But yea, paying for an OS+email server seems pretty stupid when you have so many free choices out there.

It would be cheaper to run the domain and a website off of it with e-mail. Most good deals offer unlimited e-mail accounts and your only limit is the storage space on the server. Many are offering 200GB if not more of storage.

That my friend is called overselling, and in no way from heaven or hades will you ever get close enough to use that.

 

[Nothinman]

Nope, I even said why I mentioned the link in my last post. How about you slow down and actually read all of the posts before replying?

 

[heymrdj]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Nope, I even said why I mentioned the link in my last post. How about you slow down and actually read all of the posts before replying?

Um where did you mention overselling webhosts and their tactics of selling 1TB of space for 9.95/month? *cough* Bluehost *cough* Cause that's what I was talking about <_<

 

[Nothinman]

Sorry, that was directed at jonmcc33 not you.

 

[heymrdj]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Sorry, that was directed at jonmcc33 not you.

Oh, no probs mate.