OWA via owa.domain.com

[Kevin Smith]

Hello,

We want to access to OWA from outside via : owa.domain.com

The change must to be effectued at level of ISP DNS or local DNS? IIS?
What type of record (MX, A, ...)

I don't understand nothing.

Thanks

[Mark Arnold [MVP]]

You don't do anything to your internal DNS, probably.
Externally your ISP will create an A record for "OWA" and give it the
necessary IP address to get to your server.
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/OWA_Exchange_Server_2003.html will
give you some advice on how to set it up on the server if you need it.

[Kevin Smith]

Thanks.

Why ISP create an A record and not a MX record (because it's a server mail)?

[Christoph Wilfing]

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:55:39 +0100, Kevin Smith wrote:

> Thanks.
>
> Why ISP create an A record and not a MX record (because it's a server mail)?

Because an MX record ist just to find an SMTP Server responsible for mail
handling. Outlook Web Access is nothing else than a Website you access and
has nothing to do with your mail handling (SMTP).

BG Christoph

--
If you dont want the milk to get sour...keep it in the cow

[Mark Arnold [MVP]]

You asked about OWA. MX records are to assist with SMTP mail delivery,
not about OWA.
Are you now expanding the scope of your question to have SMTP
delivered to your server?

[Kevin Smith]

Thanks to everybody.

OK, in a topology front-end/back-end, the A record must to be redirected to
front-end, and the MX record too (we haven't got SMTP relay)?

[Mark Arnold [MVP]]

Yes, the FE.

[Kevin Smith]

And if its uses a SMTP Relay, the MX record must to be configured to this
SMTP Relay? Then, they configure to redirect mail to my Front-End?

[Vladimir Meloski]

The first server that receives the emails from outside is your MX record.

Regards,

Vladimir Meloski

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