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by ja_seaton 1 view

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Ive got Windows NT Server 4.0 Small Business Edition with Exchange 5.5 and about 60 COMPUTER accounts. The problem im having is that when new computers are added to the domain, no users who log on to the computer can access internet based POP or SMTP mail servers. They can all access the Exchange server on our network, however.

This problem does not occur if you use a current computer's account instead of creating a new account. In other words if you take a brand new computer and rename it to a current account on the server, it can access any POP or SMTP server. But if you give it a brand new computer account, the problem occurs.

This occurs on any operating system and any combination of Windows and other programs. The computers have no problem talking to our ISP's web server. Its just the mail server that we have problems with.

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by gigelul

About logon: can be OK if you don't have more that 50 computers loged on at once, but about pop3 accounts I don't think that you can exceded 50 accounts defined.

by sbaltus

Wndows smallbusiness server will only allow 50 clients after 50 you need to upgrade to the full server product

by ja_seaton

Thanks for the help guys, but that was 60 COMPUTER accounts. SBS is limited to 50 USER accounts as I recall. Besides, that would seem like a pretty strange way of telling me that I has exceded my licenses.

by ja_seaton

Just to clarify, there are never more than 50 users logged on at once. We just have alot of computers.

by shmaltz

Looks like POP is not enabled for your new users. POP Might not be enabled by default you have to enable it on a user by user basis.

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