e-mail relaying

Hi, I am new to Windows server (basic) 2003 and I am trying to switch my
main server acting as a dns server, pop3 server, smtp server, apache
server....from linux to Win2k3. I have successfully gotten pop3 to work
whereby I can receive e-mail. However, it seems that I cannot send e-mail
using the standard Microsoft SMTP and I immediately get a failure
confimation whenever I try to e-mail someone out of my local domain name
(local e-mails seem to work) telling me that it can't relay for the e-mail
address that I am attempting to send e-mail to. Anyone have any ideas?

In news:c_6dnRBIU6Yu33aiRVn-(E-Mail Removed),
Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> posted their thoughts, then I offered mine
> Hi, I am new to Windows server (basic) 2003 and I am trying to switch
> my main server acting as a dns server, pop3 server, smtp server,
> apache server....from linux to Win2k3. I have successfully gotten
> pop3 to work whereby I can receive e-mail. However, it seems that I
> cannot send e-mail using the standard Microsoft SMTP and I
> immediately get a failure confimation whenever I try to e-mail
> someone out of my local domain name (local e-mails seem to work)
> telling me that it can't relay for the e-mail address that I am
> attempting to send e-mail to. Anyone have any ideas?

By default, SMTP will allow relaying for authenticated users. You would have
to be logged in the domain where the SMTP service exists.

If this doesn;t help, can you elaborate on what client you are using and if
you have "authenticate to the server" set in the SMTP client properties for
this account?


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Hello,

Is this the error message you get:

"The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by
the server. The rejected e-mail address was '<email account here>'. Subject
'Test', Account: '<account name here>', Server: '<server name here>',
Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for <email
address here>', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 550, Error Number:
0x800CCC79"

If so, you maybe want to look at the "Configure the SMTP Server" part and
the "Configure the email client" part on this web page:

http://www.ilopia.com/Windows+Server...ticles/57.aspx

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"Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c_6dnRBIU6Yu33aiRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, I am new to Windows server (basic) 2003 and I am trying to switch my
> main server acting as a dns server, pop3 server, smtp server, apache
> server....from linux to Win2k3. I have successfully gotten pop3 to work
> whereby I can receive e-mail. However, it seems that I cannot send e-mail
> using the standard Microsoft SMTP and I immediately get a failure
> confimation whenever I try to e-mail someone out of my local domain name
> (local e-mails seem to work) telling me that it can't relay for the e-mail
> address that I am attempting to send e-mail to. Anyone have any ideas?
>
>
>

The e-mail client is Outlook 2002 XP and the error message is:

Your message could not reach some of all of the intended recipients.

Subject: ...

The following repient(s) could not be reached:

bill@sentdomain* on date 12:52 PM

550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for bill@sentdomain

Thanks.

"Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c_6dnRBIU6Yu33aiRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, I am new to Windows server (basic) 2003 and I am trying to switch my
> main server acting as a dns server, pop3 server, smtp server, apache
> server....from linux to Win2k3. I have successfully gotten pop3 to work
> whereby I can receive e-mail. However, it seems that I cannot send e-mail
> using the standard Microsoft SMTP and I immediately get a failure
> confimation whenever I try to e-mail someone out of my local domain name
> (local e-mails seem to work) telling me that it can't relay for the e-mail
> address that I am attempting to send e-mail to. Anyone have any ideas?
>
>
>

In news:R-(E-Mail Removed),
Bill Fefferman <(E-Mail Removed)> posted their thoughts, then I offered
mine
> The e-mail client is Outlook 2002 XP and the error message is:
>
> Your message could not reach some of all of the intended recipients.
>
> Subject: ...
>
> The following repient(s) could not be reached:
>
> bill@sentdomain* on date 12:52 PM
>
> 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for bill@sentdomain
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:c_6dnRBIU6Yu33aiRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi, I am new to Windows server (basic) 2003 and I am trying to
>> switch my main server acting as a dns server, pop3 server, smtp
>> server, apache server....from linux to Win2k3. I have successfully
>> gotten pop3 to work whereby I can receive e-mail. However, it seems
>> that I cannot send e-mail using the standard Microsoft SMTP and I
>> immediately get a failure confimation whenever I try to e-mail
>> someone out of my local domain name (local e-mails seem to work)
>> telling me that it can't relay for the e-mail address that I am
>> attempting to send e-mail to. Anyone have any ideas?

As Kristofer and I mentioned, you'll have to configure the client to
authenticate to the server. If using OEx or Outlook as an Internet Mail
client, properties of account, server tab, very bottom says "My Server
Requires Authentication". Check that box and try it again.

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Ace

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
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