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by tumulak 1 view

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can i test to send e-mail using the configured exchange server w/out a domain name, to send e-mail to my yahoo email accnt or AOL email accnt?

is it ok to install the exchange server even if you only have a static ip address and no damain name?(e.g. domainame.com, can i test the messaging system with this type of configuration?

im still on the process of implementing this to my friends company and im still not sure if i can do this to configure an exchange server

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by kwacha

Test send e-mail: Yes, this will work so long as you have the Internet Mail Connector installed and access to a DNS server on the public network.

Install w/o domain name: Yes, it is possible to test sending messages with this configuration. Youwill not be able to receive them. [Get a domain name, they're cheap...8.95/yr from godaddy.com]

by rob

Sending e-mail will work. If you installed exchange that means there is a domain name you are using. You can't install Exchange without a local Domain (ie Domain Controller). So when you send mail it goes out as username@whateveryounamedyourdomain. Since that domain names not real you won't be able to recieve mail on it. If you have a pop mail account with your ISP you can use a pop connector like POPCon and have it pull mail from your ISP and populate your Exchange mailboxes. You'll have to change your local users default email addresses to your ISP email address so when you send mail and it replied to it'll go to your ISP and POPCon will pull it down to Exchange. POPCon as far as I know won't pull Yahoo or AOL mail. It's needs to connect to a standard POP/SMTP mail system.

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