POP3 and Public Folder

[BJ McGowan]

Hi,

This might be a pretty easy one, but can't nut it out.

Is there a way to have mail from a POP3 account come into a Public Folder?

We have an external mail account hosted offsite and would like to have
it so all people in the office can view the mail in a Public Folder.

Cheers
BJ

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Yes, are you using Exchange via Small Business Server or standalone?

You'll need a program to collect pop3 mail (comes with SBS) and mail enable
the public folder.

 

[BJ McGowan]

Hi Diane,

Sorry forgot to mention those details (d'oh). We are running Exchange
via SBS 2003.

If it's not too much of a hassle can you run through the steps i need to
follow in order to get this working?

Cheers
Bj

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Open the system manger - if you use the SBS Server Manager interface, it's
under Advanced Management, [Server name] (Exchange), Folders. Right click,
add a folder then r-click again and mail enable it (you may receive an alert
that the folder is already mail enabled - if so you can skip this step for
future folders). Open properties and write down the SMTP address that is
created for it or create a new SMTP address.

From looking at the pop3 connector, it looks like it can't handle pulling
mail into the public folders, only mailboxes. I don't know offhand if there
is a trick to make the SBS connector use a public folder - - I use one
called popbeamer that delivers to public folders and never had to try. For a
list of pop connectors for exchange, see
http://www.slipstick.com/exs/popconnect.htm.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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[BJ McGowan]

Hi Diane,

Thanks for this! In regards to the pop connector in SBS, could i not
have the pop'd mail redirect to a mailbox and then forward all mail from
that mailbox to the public folder or something similar?

Bj