Exchange and POP in Outlook

[bschoolm]

Yes, I know this is rigged, but this is the scenario. (w2k3 sbs, winxp clients, outlook 2003).

I have an Exchange server setup on a home internet connection that is blocked SMTP and POP ports. (i can not setup an SMTP connector). I have a POP account setup as the default account. The exchange is setup up in Outlook as well.

When users send e-mail, it sends using the POP account. When users receive e-mail, it stores it in the exchange account.

Often times, the users complain about a "undeliverable" or "delay" email errors when they send bulk e-mails with attachements.

Seems like the error messages are coming from Exchange, as if Exchange is sending the e-mails. Not sure how this is possible when I have the POP account set as default.

The recipients complain that they never receive the e-mail.

Any ideas?

Ex #1:

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Subject: FW: Housing Documents, as promised
Sent: 12/18/07 9:54 AM

The following recipient(s) cannot be reached:

mike@company.com on 12/20/07 10:03 AM
Could not deliver the message in the time limit specified. Please retry or contact your administrator.
<creative-svr.creative.internal #4.4.7>

Ex #2: This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE.

Delivery to the following recipients has been delayed.

 

[MrChad]

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I was always under the impression that an Outlook profile could be configured as an Exchange client or an Internet mail client (POP/SMTP/IMAP), but not both. Why would your Outlook mail clients be talking to the POP/SMTP server directly if you're using Exchange?

 

[loup garou]

Since you have SBS2003, why don't you set up the POP connector in Server Manager?

When users send e-mail, it sends using the POP account.

I'm assuming you mean an external SMTP server?

Originally posted by: MrChad
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I was always under the impression that an Outlook profile could be configured as an Exchange client or an Internet mail client (POP/SMTP/IMAP), but not both. Why would your Outlook mail clients be talking to the POP/SMTP server directly if you're using Exchange?

Nah, you can setup an Exchange mailbox as the store for POP mail. He kind of explained the reasoning why he has it set up this way in his post (SMTP and POP are blocked by ISP).