Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 16:27:37 -0400 From: Mark Segal <mark@club-web.com> To: "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net>, isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Retrieve Mail via SMTP with an MS-Exchange Server Message-ID: <34106B39.8C5CC058@club-web.com> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.970905150145.20747A-100000@dream.future.net>
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Tom T. Thai wrote: > > On Fri, 5 Sep 1997, Mark Segal wrote: > > > > we are an ISP using FreeBSD boxes as server platform. Our > > > customers keep asking for a method to retrieve their email > > > from our server (SMTP/POP3) and distribute it in their local > > > network using MS-Exchange Server with a dialup connection to > > > their local ISP (or even MSN, CompuServe, ...) > > > > I have that running with what one of our clients. (were using sendmail > > he's using SlMail f/NT)... it's quite simple.. there is this a command > > how much is this package? I think $425US for the NT version, but to be sure visit their website at http://www.slmail.com. (and i think i'm also a reseller :). > > > that a server can issue to another one called "ETRN yourname.com". It > > basically tells the server to process the queue for "yourname.com". > > To get this working you: > > - assign them an IP, that will never be reachable, unless they dialin. > > - make it the primary mail exchanger for that domain. > > - make your secondary mail exchanger one of your boxes. > > how is the above too done? can you clarify? MX record? Yup, With MX records. ie IN MX 10 theirdomain.com. IN MX 20 yourdomain.com. > > > - get their MS-Exchange server to ETRN yours. > > So basically what this accomplishes, is all mail will never get the > > main server unless they are online, and when they are the tell your > > server to dump it's queue. -- Mark Segal mark@club-web.com System Administrator - Club-Web Inc.
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