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Help with setting up my own exchange server

Hi,
I've been thinking to set up my own exchange server. i looked into it, but it seems pretty hard. Does anybody have a good step-by-step installation guide. most guides assume a complete network infrastructure is already in place, but for me that is not the case.
once exchnage is working i found this thrad to set up push email.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45008

the first question I have for you is do you have a static IP from your ISP??
If so then you are in really good shape
you also need a domain name
a copy of server 2003
a copy of exchange 2003 sp2

madcow_mda said:
Hi,
I've been thinking to set up my own exchange server. i looked into it, but it seems pretty hard. Does anybody have a good step-by-step installation guide. most guides assume a complete network infrastructure is already in place, but for me that is not the case.
once exchnage is working i found this thrad to set up push email.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45008
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That would be quite an undertaking. Don't think this is the right forum though...
You will need a static IP, true. SBS 2003 would be your most cost effective solution. Typically a dual proc computer with 2GB ram, good firewall with antivirus recomended. Then as mentioned you need a domain name, configure your MX record and reverse DNS. There's step-by-step guides readily available. Not really rocket science but I do it for a living. For the average Joe I'd suggest going with a hosted Exchange account.
Steven

Alright I will put up my 2 cents. First I don't want to insult any of the other answers you got, sorry if I do.
1. You should find a different forum, a book, and an online tutorial.
2. You need a PC that can run server 2003. If this is not going to be a production server (if its just for you to play with) then you don't need all that muscle. I have run 2003 on a 500mhz machine with 256 or 512 of ram (can't recall) It was a domain controller and mail server (this was just to play with obviously, NOT FOR PRODUCTION) Also ATLEAST a 20GB HD although I think you could do it with 10GB (but don't unless you HAVE to)
3. You don't NEED a static IP, although it would make things easier. You can use a DDNS service to help get around the static IP (DDNS = Dynamic Domain Name Service). I can't recommend any because I have never used them but GOOGLE will prove useful for finding a keeper.
4. A domain name will be nessacary if you use DDNS (if you have a static IP then theoretically you could access the Exchange server by IP address *I have never done that so that's why it theoretical.) You can get a domain name VERY cheap nowadays. I think http://www.godaddy.com had good pricing last time I checked.
5. SBS (Small Business Server) 2003 would do you just fine. However 2003 standard and Exchange will also work fine. You can always get SP2 for exchange on Microsoft's web site.
I think that's what you would need (I may have over looked something) to get started. After that just some dedication and research and you will be up and running in no time.
Have Fun; Lew
P.S. I'm not responsible for you breaking anything you may break while attempting this project (and all that good stuff.) This includes your Wizard, your "server", your internet connection, any nearby cars, or your relationships. That being said I have never seen any of that happen (except for of course loosing a relationship while setting up a large corporate Active Directory and Exchange server farm, this I HAVE seen.)

Well written Lew. Curious on point 4 however as MX records must point to the FQDN of a valid A record per RFC's ...
I do concur on the rest though. I've done this on older computers... sometimes I just forget where I am (and what I've got to support)
Steven
(and you did answer this much better than I)

Now that you mention it, your right. You do need a Domain name. I forgot about the MX pointer. MX records are part of DNS that points to the authorized mail server for the domain name. It points at an established "A" record. So you will need a Domain name =)
Thanx for pointing that out Dr Puttingham, I forgot about that.
Later; Lew

lew you did cover all of the necessary items but as far as the static is concerned I said you needed one because those ddns services are not as good as most people think as I have looked into it and also configured them and most require additional fees based on bandwith and other requirements

also server will run on a laptop too
being in the military we have had to make d600's servers due to lack of equipment

hmmm thanks for all the replys. that does sound like a hell of lot of figurin out that i have to do.
but one thing? if i register at www.dyndns.org and i have a name like something.homeftp.org then isn't that my domain? i alwys thought so, but im getting the idea that this is not the case.
i have an account there to access my ftp server, but now i have a windows mobile 5 device and i would like to sync over internet and an exchange server is the only option.
furthermore:
im planning on running it one a PIII600 with 512MB RAM and 40GB. since the only thing it will be doing is exchange and ftp. i have been looking at some guides, but none so far seem to have a router implemented. they all use large servers. will it be a problem if the server is behind my router? (i know i can turn the server into a router by adding a second network card, but i would like to use the wireless capabilities of my router)
o yeah, which forums would you suggest?

Well, I'd go with SBS 2003 Standard Edition as it's about $500 or $600. Seperately Standard Server 2003 and Exchange 2003 cost about that much. You get get a 180 day trial evaluation copy from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/trial/default.mspx
Yes you'd typically keep the server behind the router and open up a few ports on the router. You can definetly use the PIII600 but don't forget the antivirus!
Good tech docs are at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/productdoc/default.mspx but there's also alot more you can find Googling.
I personally hang out at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exchange-2003/
Once again I'd look into a Hosted Exchange though ....
That's all the info I can really offer here on this forum, hope I was of some help.
Steven

Best FTP client (with support for SFTP/SSH)?

Seems as if there are quite a lot of FTP-clients out there.
I need one that:
1. is bug free/stable
2. is able to use SSH/sFTP (ie encrypted connections)
3. is easy to navigate even when browsing huge archives
4. supports the choice of binary or ascii transfers
Most important is simply just support for sFTP/SSH and letting the user chose between.
I run a large website so sFTP is absolutely a requirement and the whole server tends to go haywire if I transfer files in the wrong mode (ie a textfile in binary mode or a picture in ascii mode).
Any ideas?

I need this too. I'm using resco ftp for now, but i'm not very happy with it.

There's zaSFTP but it costs 20 bucks, not a lot but unless hearing some feedback on it I don't want to shell out the money. Especially not if there are freeware apps that are equal or better.

C'mon, we can't be just two people who needs FTP acess around these parts?

zasftp seems to be pretty good and has a free time limited trial. If this is for work you can surely either expense the twenty bucks or claim it as a tax deduction?
Pocket PuTTY is free (beer and speech) and zatunnel is free (beer) so you could run your ftp session through those if you know what you're doing.
I've been looking for a while now and that's about the best I can offer.
James

I'm in need of an sftp app for WM6 too. I've tried zaSFTP as a trial, but it doesn't seem to allow file-upload without paying for the full version, which seems a bit harsh.
A free app would be great, but I'd happily pay the $20 if there were perhaps some feedback on the product... but I'm struggling to find any.

for those of you who have tried zasftp could you tell me wether there is a switch for binary/ascii(text) transfers or not
(if it's "automatic" is there any filter list that you can edit to choose which extentions whould be transferred as ascii etc?)

Script for logging into websites?

Hi,
The wireless network we have at work requires us to first connect to the network (the easy part), then open a web browser (Opera) to login. In my Opera under Settings->Privacy->Password management, I've saved my username and password, however it doesn't auto-fill the form like it should on other websites. I've also had this problem on my laptop (auto-fill doesn't work), so was wondering if there's a script or software or something for me to automatically login instead of having to type in my username and password every time?
Looking at the login website, it says it's a Cisco Wireless Network (presumably that's the router used).
Thanks

dan168 said:
Hi,
The wireless network we have at work requires us to first connect to the network (the easy part), then open a web browser (Opera) to login. In my Opera under Settings->Privacy->Password management, I've saved my username and password, however it doesn't auto-fill the form like it should on other websites. I've also had this problem on my laptop (auto-fill doesn't work), so was wondering if there's a script or software or something for me to automatically login instead of having to type in my username and password every time?
Looking at the login website, it says it's a Cisco Wireless Network (presumably that's the router used).
Thanks
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Did you try for example a MortScript-based solution? (I don't think a GET-based solution would work, instead of the default POST-based one. You can, however, give it a try too, if adding the full URL, along with your l/p, as a bookmark, isn't a problem.)

Menneisyys said:
Did you try for example a MortScript-based solution? (I don't think a GET-based solution would work, instead of the default POST-based one. You can, however, give it a try too, if adding the full URL, along with your l/p, as a bookmark, isn't a problem.)
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The POST-based is probably the most simple solution actually - going to give that a try now on my laptop. As far as MortScript goes, I think it'll probably work, but I do need to get around to learning it first.
Quick question without going into the MortScript documentation - how would I go about either calling Opera, or ideally, send a http command through a script? I'm an engineer and part of my job IS programming, but don't program for any web-based stuff so a bit lost there...
Edit: nevermind, reading the MortScript manual now, seems fairly easy to follow, will try to figure it out myself instead of wasting people's time here
Oh, just tried the POST idea on my laptop, works great! Thanks! Now time to look at MortScript me thinks

Website Monitor

I was wondering if there is any windows mobile software that can monitor some specific websites on http or on specific ports.
I'm a web developer with some servers which I want to check every 10 minutes if they are online, and since i always have my mobile it would be useful if i could run some program on it.
I found the following software:
- Porta+ http://portaplus.com/
This one does not work on windows mobile 6, it always says it doesn't find a data connection, even not when I use wifi or gprs
Perhaps someone has something better?
Found in the Windows Mobile MarketPlace a nice one: "Server Monitor"
Greetingz Themuzz

Email Alerts?
In my opinion, the far better option is to run some server-side monitoring package which sends out email alerts. Then use push email to your phone. Much more powerful monitoring can then be done, you can filter which alerts you want to get, and you'll still have monitoring being performed (but without the alerts) if you switch your phone off.
Nagios is one option - my preference is the free version of Big Brother (see http://bb4.org/home1.html - available in *nix or Windows versions). Both of those would do what you want - and more.

Thanx for the reply, but the problem is that I don't have a server where I can runs this sort a software, I only have dedicated servers pure for http en sql.
My phone is always on and has a internet plan so it would be easy if i could run something like porta+ on my phone.
Perhaps someone else has a solution?
Greetingz Themuzz

Ask porta+ if they can update it?

Just did, i'm wondering what their response will be.
But in the mean time, if anyone has another solution?

Well, found a nice one (after a year ) on the Windows Mobile MarketPlace. Namely "Server Monitor".
(For the people who where still searching)

Need help regarding remote connection

Ok so this is the scenario i have 2 computer at 2 different locations (Home and Office). On my main computer there is software which i would like to use on my another computer simultaneously. Like i am using the software on my home computer(Main PC) and brother wants to use the same software at our office, so i have created 2 users on my main PC and i would like my brother to use 2nd user to login remotely and use that software. Let me tell software has capability to be used at 2 place simultaneously.
Waiting for your help
Thankyou

Omg is that so much difficult, ,, no reply yet.
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umm, yeah its possible. all you need is a citrix server ( or similar ), i think there area few bits of software that do work on desktop machines. but i can't remember any of the top of my head. i know i have iraap for my mac, i will take a quick look for you now. But a quick warning if you wanting to do this over the internet. its going to be much harder working out port forwarding ETC over doing it in a lan enviroment. so you possible could use hamachi. ok i'll get back to you in a bit.
and yes this is quite an advanced thing todo. what your technically trying to do is create a server in which multiple members can connect to and do things simultaneously. so your not going to want to do this very much as it will cause a reasonable amount of strain on your system and certainly slow it down. if you are going to do this alot i would recommend investing on a cheap server

ok check this out, fire me off a pm if you need any help. i'm happy to help

Unless your computer is setup as a server (or hacked to allow so) you're only allowed one desktop connection at a time?
Please someone correct me if I am wrong?
Edit: NM, people replied whilst I had the page open without refreshing....

captainstu72 said:
Unless your computer is setup as a server (or hacked to allow so) you're only allowed one desktop connection at a time?
Please someone correct me if I am wrong?
Edit: NM, people replied whilst I had the page open without refreshing....
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just thought you might be intrested. i believe normally a windows machine will allow remote desktop connections, which means you can control the computer from another machine, very much similar as vnc. but a terminal server (citrix) allows multiple users to connect and run completely seperate sessions, but there are program that run the services needed to run terminal server witout a full blown server operating system.
just thought i would clear this up for you

I udnerstand that part, but as his PC is likely to be a standalone windows enviroment, and with him working on it, his brother will not be able to log in from the second location, as standard, due to that policy. I know there is a dll that can be hacked to allow it though. I have an understanding the RDP side, but he is using a windows machine not a terminal server/virtualised server etc, so from my perspective, his question was is it possible as is, not how do I make this possible by throwing money at it.

captainstu72 said:
I udnerstand that part, but as his PC is likely to be a standalone windows enviroment, and with him working on it, his brother will not be able to log in from the second location, as standard, due to that policy. I know there is a dll that can be hacked to allow it though. I have an understanding the RDP side, but he is using a windows machine not a terminal server/virtualised server etc, so from my perspective, his question was is it possible as is, not how do I make this possible by throwing money at it.
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no these are completely free peices of software that require no dll hacking, they create there own server services that replicate terminal services.

Thanks for the help slamming, but i must tell you i am a noob concerning this.
I have checked out the link. Can you be more specific without all the jargons how should i go about achieving it,i would be really grateful.

samy.3660 said:
Thanks for the help slamming, but i must tell you i am a noob concerning this.
I have checked out the link. Can you be more specific without all the jargons how should i go about achieving it,i would be really grateful.
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ok well, what your are wanting to create is a terminal server, this is used alot in enterprise and it allows multiple user to connect to the same machine and use all the same applications and share data. But in enterprise they will use a machine called a thin client, this machine will boot straight from the network and connect to the terminal server. but you aren't going to want to buy a thin client so you are going to have to download another application on the second computer. but we will come to that later. what i think would be a good idea is if you were to read up on terminal services, terminal servers and maybe even thin cleints, as i think you do need to be able to understand the majority of the jargon that is going to be used. i would recommend you don't under take this task if you don't have quite abit of time or aren't confident in your IT skills

slaming said:
ok well, what your are wanting to create is a terminal server, this is used alot in enterprise and it allows multiple user to connect to the same machine and use all the same applications and share data. But in enterprise they will use a machine called a thin client, this machine will boot straight from the network and connect to the terminal server. but you aren't going to want to buy a thin client so you are going to have to download another application on the second computer. but we will come to that later. what i think would be a good idea is if you were to read up on terminal services, terminal servers and maybe even thin cleints, as i think you do need to be able to understand the majority of the jargon that is going to be used. i would recommend you don't under take this task if you don't have quite abit of time or aren't confident in your IT skills
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Ok i will learn it by tommorow all i could about terminal services, and do you think if there is a software available which will be able to this, preferably free, or if not i wont mind paying for it.
Thankyou.

samy.3660 said:
Ok i will learn it by tommorow all i could about terminal services, and do you think if there is a software available which will be able to this, preferably free, or if not i wont mind paying for it.
Thankyou.
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alright then while your learning about terminal server, i will begin looking into software for you for both ends both server and cleint.