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    How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting provide

    Hi,

    Does anyone can provide some information how to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting provider.

    I have a site hosted on a server with the webmail service provided by them. I can access and create email account on the control panel on their site successfully. And I can access these accounts through my mail clients (Windows Live Mail and Windows Mail) on my laptop.

    The problem is, my company has a internal server in our office that picks up all the emails and stores them but nothing is coming through...

    Does anyone can help please...?

    Are they the same - setting up or configuring the office server for picking up email and my laptop with Windows Live Mail?

    Many thanks,
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    Re: How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting pro

    Whats your Internal server running?
    SBS2003 or something else?

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    Re: How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting pro

    If you really want to do it that way you need a catchall address setting up, I would get the server in the office to do it all though, its a little harder to setup but well worth the effort.
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    Re: How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting pro

    Quote Originally Posted by gss03 View Post
    Whats your Internal server running?
    SBS2003 or something else?
    Hi thanks for the reply, its Microsoft Exchange Server. We are told to change our MX record to point to our mail server's IP address.

    i think we would change the MX record on this Fri...

    My concern now is - do we need to change our setting we had before on this mail server when we change the MX record?

    we had our site hosted at different company before and we recently moved to another hosting provider. we had our mail server working before and receiving emails fine. just after moving the hosting server, we are lost... the IT person doesnt seem know anything...

    thanks

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    Re: How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting pro

    yes, just change the MX record to the IP of the server and it should work fine if its already been working in the past.

    Your IT guy should really know this.
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    Re: How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting pro

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay View Post
    yes, just change the MX record to the IP of the server and it should work fine if its already been working in the past.

    Your IT guy should really know this.
    cool thats great. glad to know that. the IT guy obviously doesn't know anything. now I have to find my way to find out what the IP address of the server is...

    thanks

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    Re: How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting pro

    Personally I'd add an MX for the internal server, give it the higher priority, but keep the webmail POP3 server and use the POP3 connector that comes with Exchange to regularly check for emails on the webmail server and pull them down to the Exchange accounts. That way you have some redundancy in the system for those inevitable occasions that some numpty unplugs the server on a Friday night etc.

    p.s. you obviously need a better IT person - where should I send my CV...

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    Re: How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting pro

    Quote Originally Posted by scaryjim View Post
    Personally I'd add an MX for the internal server, give it the higher priority, but keep the webmail POP3 server and use the POP3 connector that comes with Exchange to regularly check for emails on the webmail server and pull them down to the Exchange accounts. That way you have some redundancy in the system for those inevitable occasions that some numpty unplugs the server on a Friday night etc.

    p.s. you obviously need a better IT person - where should I send my CV...
    If it's only Exchange 2003 then there is no POP3 connector - that's only part of SBS.

    Changing the MX records sounds like the best bet to get the mail flowing into Exchange. From there you can set up OWA on exchange if you require webmail facilities.

    It certainly sounds like you need a new IT bod - or IT company to come in.....[cough]

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    Re: How to configure a local server in an office to access webmail from a hosting pro

    Quote Originally Posted by scaryjim View Post
    Personally I'd add an MX for the internal server, give it the higher priority, but keep the webmail POP3 server and use the POP3 connector that comes with Exchange to regularly check for emails on the webmail server and pull them down to the Exchange accounts. That way you have some redundancy in the system for those inevitable occasions that some numpty unplugs the server on a Friday night etc.

    p.s. you obviously need a better IT person - where should I send my CV...
    haha the company does. i am just a website designer/ developer working in the distance for them but I have sort this out for them

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