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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>HEY, finally something I can contribute on
:-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Question 1 <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3>How to set up Mailscanner for pre-process inbound mail to
Exchange.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I am currently using MailScanner as a MailScanner-Relay for
MS-Exchange.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Basically I have MailScanner setup on a box that has 2
ethernet ports, 1 inside & 1 outside</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>for this example, my Exchange server is 10.1.1.15,
MailScanner-Relay Inside address is 10.1.1.14, outside address is
"1.1.1.2" the term "mydomain.com" is of course your email domain
name</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Setup Default Route on your MailScanner-Relay
server to use the "Outside" Ethernet Card</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>"Inside" address is connected to local LAN with
Exchange Server on it</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>During base setup, besure to give a FQDN to your server eg:
relay.mydomain.com</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Be ready to create or have created the proper DNS records,
Host, PTR, MX, etc have them set & pointed to the Outside IP
Address</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Setup MailScanner as basic as possible with no postfix
or other mail options, then set the following
entries...</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>
<UL dir=ltr>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>In the /etc/mail/mailertable I have the following 2
entries:</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>mydomain.com
smtp:[10.1.1.15]</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI><SPAN
class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>.mydomain.com
smtp:[10.1.1.15]</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL></FONT></SPAN>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>In the /etc/mail/access I have the following 2
entries:</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>10.1.1.15
RELAY</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff
size=2>To:mydomain.com
RELAY</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL></UL>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>In the Exchange system, I have pointed all outbound email
to the "Inside" address of the MailScanner, this must be done in 2
areas</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> Both in the Exchange Systems Manager (setting based
on Exchange 2003, 2007 may have different locations to find the settings, but
setting should be the same</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<UL dir=ltr>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> First under Administrative
Settings\Servers\UOURSERVERNAME\Protocols\SMTP\Default SMTP Virtual
Server</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Go To Properties, then to the Delivery Tab, Select the
Advanced Button on the Lower right</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Enter the Masquerade Domain as
"mydomain.com"</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Enter the Fully-Qualifies Domain as
"exch.mydomain.com"</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Enter the Smart-Host as "[10.1.1.14]" (be
sure to use the [ ] around the IP
address)</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL></UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> Second under Administrative Settings\Routing
Groups\Connectios\"Your Default Connector Name"</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Go to the Default Connectors' Properties, on the
General tab Select</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Foward All Mail through This Connector to
the Following Smart Hosts</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007> <FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>"[10.1.1.14]" (be sure to use
the [ ] around the IP
address)</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL></UL></UL>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Question 2 <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3>Best way to convert Sendmail/Pop to exchange.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All at once or little at a
time?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> All at once in a
way, cut over your MX records, then after each person empties the last of
the email from the old server, put in thier new exchange server settings (your
using MS Outlook as a Client I assume)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Question 3 <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3>Any add on tools for exchange to make it run better like, reporting
tools, database repair tools.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> See the MS
Exchange 2003 Resource Kit, its has everything I found
Useful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> Also DoubleTake
Replication Software (if your setting up a Standby Exchange
System)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Question 4 <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3>Anything on how to set up a exchange server “Best
Practices”</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> Several Books
are your there, I havent found 1 that was more useful than this
one</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN
class=458173812-11062007>
<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Administrator's Companion by Walter J Glenn/Microsoft Press ISBN#
0-7356-1979-4 (I believe)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>This should get you up & going for your exchange
system</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Feel free to contact me with any other specific
questions</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=458173812-11062007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Mike Wilson</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
mailscanner-bounces@lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-bounces@lists.mailscanner.info] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Phil
Udel<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 11, 2007 8:20 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
mailscanner@lists.mailscanner.info<BR><B>Subject:</B> Exchange
Conversion<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Hi Everyone.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>I know this is way off topic, but having used mailscanner for many
years I have come to value your options and insight.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Anyway,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I found out last
Friday that management has deemed it necessary to convert from our CentOS
sendmail/pop server to Exchange on Winblows.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>I have about 250 mail boxes that I will need to convert and I would
still like to you mailscanner to pre-process all internet mail inbound going
to Exchange.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>I know that some of you have gone through this conversion, and since I
am on my own to learn Exchange and windows at the same time. I was hoping I
could get some.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>“This is the best way to do it” documents.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Any help on the following topics would be greatly
appreciated:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>1)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>How to set up Mailscanner for pre-process inbound
mail to Exchange.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>2)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Best way to convert Sendmail/Pop to exchange.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All at once or little at a
time?</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>3)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Any add on tools for exchange to make it run better
like, reporting tools, database repair tools.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>4)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Anything on how to set up a exchange server “Best
Practices”</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>They want me to order hardware this week.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lol.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I told them I have a little reading to
do first. So any help I can get from you guys would be really
helpful</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Thanks in advance.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Phil</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">PS<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Currently I think I spent maybe $3k on
the server I am running now, Exchange has priced out over $50K so far.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>LOL</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>-- <BR>This
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