Small Business Server 2008 comes with a POP3 connector even though it is not listed in the Getting Started Tasks and it is not configured by default.
You can use the POP3 connector to retrieve e-mails from external POP3 accounts (like accounts at your ISP or GMail), to pre-selected Exchange Server Users or Distribution Groups. When you configure a POP3 connector in SBS 2008, keep in mind the following:
● When a user replies to an e-mail delivered through the POP3 connector, the message is sent from the local Exchange Server (or through a SmartHost – how to configure a Smart Host in SBS 2008). Windows SBS 2008 does not route the reply through the original POP3 e-mail server.
● You can choose between the following types of authentication – BASIC (the logon credentials are sent unencrypted – in clear text), SPA (Secure Password Authentication), and APOP(Authenticated Post Office Protocol).
● You can use SSL (Secure Socket Layer – normally over port 995), if the POP3 provider supports this option. In that case, using BASIC authentication is fine, and we are demonstrating this scenario bellow.
In the following Step-by-Step video tutorial, you will see how to configure a POP3 connector in Small Business Server 2008.
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We have already demonstrated the installation of Exchange Server 2007 SP1 in the Step-by-Step Screencast:
How to Install Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008
The installation process generates and installs a temporary Self Signed Certificate which allows you to start and use Exchange Server 2007 immediately. Again, this certificate is provided as a temporary solution and Microsoft recommends that it is replaced with a Commercial Certificate. Using a SelfSigned certificate poses a security risk to your users. Also, you can not use ActiveSync and Outlook Anywhere with this certificate. In addition, the remote users get a Pop-Up window, warning them about the certificate when opening Outlook Web Access.
There are cases when you want to use a Single Name SSL certificate – like the GoDaddy Turbo SSL certificate, in Exchange Server 2007. The reason for this decision could be that you already have purchased such a certificate, the price of the UCC certificates, or simply because you are running a pilot project for testing purposes.
You should be aware of the following when installing a Single Name SSL Certificate on Exchange Server 2007:
● You can not use such a certificate, if you have the Unified Communications role installed
● You have to perform additional configuration steps when you are replacing the Self Signed certificate generated during the Exchange 2007 installation with a Single Name Certificate – in short, this requires modifying the SCP (Service Connection Point) and adjusting the Exchange Web Services URL. If you skip these steps, you will experience problems with Outlook 2007 clients.
● Configuring and using Outlook Anywhere requires additional and extra steps too. To keep things simple and straightforward, we will demonstrate the configuration of Outlook Anywhere with a Single Name SSL certificate in a separate Screencast.
In the following Step-by-Step video tutorial, you will see the installation and configuration of a GoDaddy Single Name SSL Certificate in Exchange Server 2007. We start by submitting a CSR (Certificate Signing Request), then we download and install the certificate, perform the necessary extra steps to make this certificate work fine in Exchange 2007 environment, and finally, we test the certificate.
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