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> ckramer7...[ at ]gmail.com <ckramer7...[ at ]gmail.com> typed:
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> > We have somewhat of a unique situtation:
>
> > We have a website hosted outside using a specific domain and IP
> > address.
> > We are using an outside email host and exchange (internal server) with
> > a pop3/smpt connector to bring mail in for most users (not all).
> > And we have a static IP address assigned by our ISP which we use this
> > address to connect to RWW and OWA via the 66.x.x.x/remote or /exchange
> > switch.
>
> > I am confused as to how I go about assigning a Name (Host A or MX
> > record) to our current static IP address to access the exchange server
> > by configuring RPC over HTTP. I would like to make the name
> > mail1.domainname.com but our domainname.com is hosted by a different
> > company on a different IP. Instructions provided by RWW are posted
> > below, and I do have a certificate setup for the mail1.domainname.com.
>
> > <
> > Configure the computer for RPC over HTTP
> > Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
> > If you are viewing Control Panel in the default Category view, switch
> > to Classic view, and then double-click Mail.
> > If you are viewing Control Panel in Classic view, double-click Mail.
> > In the Mail Setup dialog box, click E-mail accounts, click View or
> > change existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next.
> > In the E-mail accounts dialog box, click Microsoft Exchange Server,
> > and then click Change.
> > In the Microsoft Exchange Server box, type the local name of the
> > Exchange server:
> > server1.domain.local
>
> > In the User Name box, type the user name that you use to log on to the
> > Remote Web Workplace. Do not click Check Name.
>
> > In the Exchange Server settings page, click More Settings.
> > On the Connection tab, under Exchange over the Internet, select
> > Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP, and then click Exchange
> > Proxy Settings. The Exchange Proxy Settings dialog box appears.
> > Under Use this URL to connect to my proxy server for Exchange, type
> > the following URL:
> > mail1.domain.com
>
> > Select Connect using SSL only, and then select Mutually authenticate
> > the session when connecting with SSL.
> > In the Principal name for proxy server box, type the following text:
> > msstd:mail1.domain.com
>
> > Select On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using
> > TCP/IP.
> > Under Proxy authentication settings, select Basic Authentication.
> > Click OK, and then click OK again. Click Next, and then click Finish.
> > Click Close.
> > In the Mail dialog box, if Always use this profile is selected, choose
> > the newly configured profile.
> > Open Outlook and type your Windows Small Business Server user name (in
> > the format DOMAIN\user name) and password. You can now work with your
> > Outlook mailbox.
>
> > I have contacted our ISP about this - they tell me our DNS is hosted
> > by another company and they have to set it up, I contact our website
> > host and they tell me the IP is not the same as our WAN (obviously) so
> > they cannot add a name, and Dell support (Server) tells me the outside
> > IP needs to have the record added and it cannot be done internally.
> > Either it cant be done or one of these providers is not understanding
> > what I'm trying to do. Any suggestions?
>
> You need to contact you DNS hosting provider (may or may not be the same as
> your website hosting provider) for your public domain name, and have an A
> record added named mail1.domainname.com. You can use nslookup to find the
> external DNS servers, the name you glean from this can tell you who to
> contact.
> nslookup -qtype=ns <publicdomainname> <ISPsDNS>
>
> Also, if you are going to connect using Outlook RPC over HTTPS, you will
> need an SSL certificate, you can purchase one from GoDaddy for about $20.
> Make sure you have someone that knows how to install one of these, it is not
> difficult, but there are several steps that must be followed exactly.
> GoDaddy has fairly good instructions, but it takes a basic knowledge of IIS.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This Helps
>
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