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by blerg

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Howdy group,

My situation: a client has a Microsoft Small Business Server 4.5 setup. Exchange Server is running to provide internal e-mail, but is not connected to the Internet.

The only outside world connection is a 56k modem.

Can I set up Exchange Server to dial out and deliver messages from this domain to an Internet address? I set up the Internet Mail Connector to dial out, and I hear it dial and connect, but it drops the connection after a few seconds, and the outgoing messagesremain in the queue.

The Dial-Up Networking connection I am using is correctly configured, as I can establish it manually and connect to the Internet.

I'm not an Exchange guru, but it seems I should be able to make it dial-on-demand and deliver messages. I'm not trying to get it to accept incoming messages, only to send.

Thanks in advance.

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by mgonzales

First you must have an ISP that will hold or que the e-mail on there system before you can receive e-mail. Once that is done, make sure that the ISP support ETRN. If it does not, then there are extra steps that must be done.

Make sure you have the Dial-Up Networking information configured and you are able to connect to the internet and browse. Once that is complete, make sure on your Internet Mail properties, you are using DNS for sending mail. Do not forward it to another host. (Unless the ISP is being creative and prevents this).

So, Yes you should be able to send e-mail out to the internet using this method.

Good Luck!

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