Windows POP3 Service Configuration

[Guest Artificer]

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]

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

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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]

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]

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]

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!