Retrieving POP3 Email on SBS 2003 Server

Hello...

We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium Server.
The owner of the firm used a PDA to retrieve his email using POP3 on the SBS
2000 Server.

We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 110
certainly seems to be open. However we still can't get the mail.

I did a port scan on the server from outside and it says the port is closed.
That was the first time I ran it. Then I changed the firewall so that the
ports are not just opened, but they will forward the port also.

And still I have no luck. This time the port scanner does not even show any
trace of port 110. Before I forwarded the ports, the Port Scanner at least
showed port 110 as closed.

Does SBS 2003 R2 allow mail to be retrieved via port 110 from the internet?

Any one have any ideas where to look?

Thanks.

Hi,

you need to start the POP3 server Service before it will work.

Make sure he is not pulling all the mails down and removing them from
exchange though else nothing will be in his inbox when he gets back to his
desk!

However, you would be better to look at RPC over HTTPS as a solution to this
or Outlook mobile access to achieve this.

TT

"Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello...
>
> We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium
> Server. The owner of the firm used a PDA to retrieve his email using POP3
> on the SBS 2000 Server.
>
> We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 110
> certainly seems to be open. However we still can't get the mail.
>
> I did a port scan on the server from outside and it says the port is
> closed. That was the first time I ran it. Then I changed the firewall so
> that the ports are not just opened, but they will forward the port also.
>
> And still I have no luck. This time the port scanner does not even show
> any trace of port 110. Before I forwarded the ports, the Port Scanner at
> least showed port 110 as closed.
>
> Does SBS 2003 R2 allow mail to be retrieved via port 110 from the
> internet?
>
> Any one have any ideas where to look?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>

I Just wanted to let you know that you were right on target. the pop3
service was stopped.

BB

"TimeTraveller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:18255EBA-1793-4916-9618-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> you need to start the POP3 server Service before it will work.
>
> Make sure he is not pulling all the mails down and removing them from
> exchange though else nothing will be in his inbox when he gets back to his
> desk!
>
> However, you would be better to look at RPC over HTTPS as a solution to
> this or Outlook mobile access to achieve this.
>
> TT
>
> "Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello...
>>
>> We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium
>> Server. The owner of the firm used a PDA to retrieve his email using POP3
>> on the SBS 2000 Server.
>>
>> We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 110
>> certainly seems to be open. However we still can't get the mail.
>>
>> I did a port scan on the server from outside and it says the port is
>> closed. That was the first time I ran it. Then I changed the firewall so
>> that the ports are not just opened, but they will forward the port also.
>>
>> And still I have no luck. This time the port scanner does not even show
>> any trace of port 110. Before I forwarded the ports, the Port Scanner at
>> least showed port 110 as closed.
>>
>> Does SBS 2003 R2 allow mail to be retrieved via port 110 from the
>> internet?
>>
>> Any one have any ideas where to look?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>