Got it fixed; the problem was with a couple of the service accounts not
associated with the correct service (for SharePoint Server). Still would
like to know how to create a "friendlier" email address.
"Mike in Nebraska" <Mike_Webb[ at ]whoopingcrane.org> wrote in message
news:Ogllb4%23SJHA.1560[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Setup
> DC server running Windows Server 2003 (as part of SBS 2003 Premium),
> and Exchange 2003
> Member server running Windows Server 2003 Std R2, with SharePoint
> Server 2007
>
> Goal
> To enable designated lists, libraries, etc in SharePoint Server to
> receive emails sent only from authenticated users within the domain.
>
> Additional Info
> Public Domain - whoopingcrane.org
> DC name - wct
> Internal Domain - whooper.local
> Member Server Name - wct-sharepoint
> OU for SharePoint Server (on DC) - MOSS
> ISP routes email directly to Exchange; in ESM I've setup a Smart Host
> All DNS records maintained by our web-hosting vendor
>
> I have followed the official documentation from MS on how to setup
> Incoming Email for SharePoint, but it lacks a bit on a points. I've also
> read a paper by Steve Smith, SharePoint MVP on how to do this, but it also
> lacks a bit of info I need (I'm still a newbie to DNS). I'd like to have
> email addresses that read as "<something>[ at ]MOSS.whoopingcrane.org", but I
> can't figure out how or where to do it.
>
> In DNS Manager, the Host (A) record for the member server has a FQDN of
> "wct-sharepoint.whooper.local". If I create an MX record, it also uses
> this FQDN. I don't know how to change this. I thought of creating an
> Alias (CNAME) record, but I think that's only for services on the DC. I
> tried to follow the seps, but kept getting undeliverable email
> notifications, such as:
>
> There was a SMTP communication problem with the recipient's email server.
> Please contact your system administrator.
> <whoopingcrane.org #5.5.0 smtp;511 sorry, can't find a valid MX
> for rcpt domain (#5.1.1 - chkuser)>
> and
> fanmail[ at ]moss.whooper.local on 11/20/2008 2:39 PM
> The destination server for this recipient could not be found in
> Domain Name Service (DNS). Please verify the email address and retry. If
> that fails, contact your administrator.
> <whoopingcrane.org #5.4.0>
>
> I looked at the DC's event logs and saw some where it got stopped at the
> ISP's DNS server - and I don't understand how/why it went out of the
> domain to create this error.
>
> It may be that I don't need to use my DNS Manager for this internal email,
> (as suggested in one blog post I read), but I'm at a stand-still with this
> and hope that the DNS 'gurus' here can point me in the right direction.
>
> Many thanks in advance!
> --
> Mike Webb
> Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Inc.
> a conservation non-profit (501 (c)(3)) organization
> Wood River, NE
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