"schweg" <> wrote in message
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> I'm running SBS 2003 and have set up the POP3 visrual server to
> receive email directly to the server. I can telnet into the server on
> port 110 and login successfully. I changed teh MX record at my ISP to
> deliver the email to the IP address of my server. However, nothing is
> getting to the server. I send an email and it disappears without a
> trace. I would think that because I can login to the POP3 virtual
> server that the mail should just go there. My router is not blocking
> anything to my knowledge. I'm pretty baffled because this shold just
> work but it is not.
If you are having emails delivered directly to your server then its SMTP you
should be concerned about, not POP3. So check that you have port 25 open on
your router. You only need to open port 110 if you are going to allow others
to use POP3 to download emails from your server.
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Tom
Hope this helps.
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