Guest Artificer Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 I manage to install and configure the POP3 service that is included with Windows Server 2003 now I am able to send and receive email on my local network but I don’t know how to configure it to send and receive internet mail as well. Yeas I know that I should use exchange but I really want to learn how to configure this one in order to understand the basics.
Guest Dusko Savatovic Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Re: Windows POP3 Service Configuration 1. There are two separate mail protocols: SMTP - sends mail (listens on TCP port 25) POP3 - receives (reads) mail (listens on TCP port 110) You need additional protocol so that people can find you on the Internet. This is: DNS (listens on UDP 53 and TCP 53) 2. To be able to send/receive mail from the Internet, the following requirements must be met. a) your SMTP and POP server must be reachable from the Internet using public Internet address, (ie not addresses from the private ranges like 10.x.y.z, 172.16.y.z - 172.31.y.z, 192.168.y.z, 169.254.y.z). Note - fixed public IP addresses are expensive. Hopefuly, you get dynamic public IP address when you connect to your ISP provider. b) You must have registerd public domain (like 'example.com'). For example, you can register your domain from godaddy.com. To register your domain, you must have two DNS servers. One is usualy your provider's DNS, the other is your own. If you plan using dynamic public IP address, see some info on http://www.dyndns.com c) You must have MX and associated A record(s) configured in your DNS. For example: example.com. MX 10 mail.example.com. ; mail.example.com is the mailserver for example.com mail.example.com. A 11.142.0.1 ; ip address for "mail.example.com" See more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file HTH and good luck, Dush "Artificer" <eliezerfigueroa@gmail.com> wrote in message news:03489ce3-61be-43f6-a94f-6070cb476858@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... I manage to install and configure the POP3 service that is included with Windows Server 2003 now I am able to send and receive email on my local network but I don’t know how to configure it to send and receive internet mail as well. Yeas I know that I should use exchange but I really want to learn how to configure this one in order to understand the basics.
Guest Artificer Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Re: Windows POP3 Service Configuration On Aug 31, 6:36 pm, "Dusko Savatovic" <nospam.savato...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1. There are two separate mail protocols: > SMTP - sends mail (listens on TCP port 25) > POP3 - receives (reads) mail (listens on TCP port 110) > You need additional protocol so that people can find you on the Internet. > This is: > DNS (listens on UDP 53 and TCP 53) > > 2. To be able to send/receive mail from the Internet, the following > requirements must be met. > a) your SMTP and POP server must be reachable from the Internet using public > Internet address, (ie not addresses from the private ranges like 10.x.y.z, > 172.16.y.z - 172.31.y.z, 192.168.y.z, 169.254.y.z). > Note - fixed public IP addresses are expensive. Hopefuly, you get dynamic > public IP address when you connect to your ISP provider. > > b) You must have registerd public domain (like 'example.com'). For example, > you can register your domain from godaddy.com. > To register your domain, you must have two DNS servers. One is usualy your > provider's DNS, the other is your own. > If you plan using dynamic public IP address, see some info onhttp://www.dyndns.com > > c) You must have MX and associated A record(s) configured in your DNS. For > example: > example.com. MX 10 mail.example.com. ; mail.example.com is the > mailserver for example.com > mail.example.com. A 11.142.0.1 ; ip address for > "mail.example.com" > See more onhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file > > HTH and good luck, Dush > > "Artificer" <eliezerfigue...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:03489ce3-61be-43f6-a94f-6070cb476858@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > I manage to install and configure the POP3 service that is included > with Windows Server 2003 now I am able to send and receive email on my > local network but I don’t know how to configure it to send and receive > internet mail as well. Yeas I know that I should use exchange but I > really want to learn how to configure this one in order to understand > the basics. The MX and associated A record(s) are to be configure only on my DNS or also on my internet provider DNS?
Guest Geoff Schaller Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Re: Windows POP3 Service Configuration You do this where ever your domain is hosted. If that is your ISP then it is your ISP's DNS. "Artificer" <eliezerfigueroa@gmail.com> wrote in message news:06f4060f-bf62-4532-942c-efee9cbe8fdc@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com: > On Aug 31, 6:36 pm, "Dusko Savatovic" <nospam.savato...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > 1. There are two separate mail protocols: > > SMTP - sends mail (listens on TCP port 25) > > POP3 - receives (reads) mail (listens on TCP port 110) > > You need additional protocol so that people can find you on the Internet. > > This is: > > DNS (listens on UDP 53 and TCP 53) > > > > 2. To be able to send/receive mail from the Internet, the following > > requirements must be met. > > a) your SMTP and POP server must be reachable from the Internet using public > > Internet address, (ie not addresses from the private ranges like 10.x.y.z, > > 172.16.y.z - 172.31.y.z, 192.168.y.z, 169.254.y.z). > > Note - fixed public IP addresses are expensive. Hopefuly, you get dynamic > > public IP address when you connect to your ISP provider. > > > > b) You must have registerd public domain (like 'example.com'). For example, > > you can register your domain from godaddy.com. > > To register your domain, you must have two DNS servers. One is usualy your > > provider's DNS, the other is your own. > > If you plan using dynamic public IP address, see some info onhttp://www.dyndns.com > > > > c) You must have MX and associated A record(s) configured in your DNS. For > > example: > > example.com. MX 10 mail.example.com. ; mail.example.com is the > > mailserver for example.com > > mail.example.com. A 11.142.0.1 ; ip address for > > "mail.example.com" > > See more onhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file > > > > HTH and good luck, Dush > > > > "Artificer" <eliezerfigue...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > > > news:03489ce3-61be-43f6-a94f-6070cb476858@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > I manage to install and configure the POP3 service that is included > > with Windows Server 2003 now I am able to send and receive email on my > > local network but I don't know how to configure it to send and receive > > internet mail as well. Yeas I know that I should use exchange but I > > really want to learn how to configure this one in order to understand > > the basics. > > > The MX and associated A record(s) are to be configure only on my DNS > or also on my internet provider DNS?
Guest Artificer Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Re: Windows POP3 Service Configuration On Sep 1, 4:45 am, "Geoff Schaller" <geo...@softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote: > You do this where ever your domain is hosted. > > If that is your ISP then it is your ISP's DNS. > > "Artificer" <eliezerfigue...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:06f4060f-bf62-4532-942c-efee9cbe8fdc@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com: > > > > > On Aug 31, 6:36 pm, "Dusko Savatovic" <nospam.savato...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > 1. There are two separate mail protocols: > > > SMTP - sends mail (listens on TCP port 25) > > > POP3 - receives (reads) mail (listens on TCP port 110) > > > You need additional protocol so that people can find you on the Internet. > > > This is: > > > DNS (listens on UDP 53 and TCP 53) > > > > 2. To be able to send/receive mail from the Internet, the following > > > requirements must be met. > > > a) your SMTP and POP server must be reachable from the Internet using public > > > Internet address, (ie not addresses from the private ranges like 10.x..y.z, > > > 172.16.y.z - 172.31.y.z, 192.168.y.z, 169.254.y.z). > > > Note - fixed public IP addresses are expensive. Hopefuly, you get dynamic > > > public IP address when you connect to your ISP provider. > > > > b) You must have registerd public domain (like 'example.com'). For example, > > > you can register your domain from godaddy.com. > > > To register your domain, you must have two DNS servers. One is usualy your > > > provider's DNS, the other is your own. > > > If you plan using dynamic public IP address, see some info onhttp://www.dyndns.com > > > > c) You must have MX and associated A record(s) configured in your DNS.. For > > > example: > > > example.com. MX 10 mail.example.com. ; mail.example.com is the > > > mailserver for example.com > > > mail.example.com. A 11.142.0.1 ; ip address for > > > "mail.example.com" > > > See more onhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file > > > > HTH and good luck, Dush > > > > "Artificer" <eliezerfigue...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > > >news:03489ce3-61be-43f6-a94f-6070cb476858@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com.... > > > I manage to install and configure the POP3 service that is included > > > with Windows Server 2003 now I am able to send and receive email on my > > > local network but I don't know how to configure it to send and receive > > > internet mail as well. Yeas I know that I should use exchange but I > > > really want to learn how to configure this one in order to understand > > > the basics. > > > The MX and associated A record(s) are to be configure only on my DNS > > or also on my internet provider DNS?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Thanks a lot!
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