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by eggdashure

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Hello,

Hopefully an easy one here. Is there a tool that would allow me to easily find an outgoing smtp setup through an exchange server?

Here's the situation, I have a Xerox copier equipped with Scan to E-mail and it needs an outgoing smtp server but the credentials listed are for an exchange server and it shuts me down each time. I think if I go directly to the smtp address it might work. So is there a tool out there that will easily allow me to discover the address and other valuable info?

I'd really like something where I could send an E-mail out and have it bounce back info kinda like Trace Route.

Thanks!

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by symon.l

you could proberbly do this using the "dig" command but in windows i wouldnt be to sure...you can get MX records from domains in command promt.

# Type - nslookup
# The enter - set type=mx
# and then - yourdomain.com

This can give you MX records which may help?

by eggdashure

Ok, so I ran through the nslookup commands you gave me and when I enter my domain it says the DNS server has timed out. I tried several different combos for the domain name (IE caps on, no .com, etc.) and nothing changed.

The default server nslookup provides, that shows my DSL modem...can nslookup be directed to an exchange IP?

by seanferd

So you have a computer and this Xerox thing behind a DSL modem? Is there also a router?
I am now assuming that the Exchange server is somewhere across the internet in a private network?

If you have a firewall and/or router, make sure that whatever port necessary for SMTP connection to the Exchange server is open. This may be port 25, but not necessarily.

Or, set it up to send through your ISPs e-mail.

This is just my guess, because you mentioned DSL.

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