>I have 3 E2K3 Back End servers and 2 E2K3 Front End servers and I am trying
>to configure POP3 access.
>
>I thought that I could simply point a POP3 client such as Outlook Express to
>use one of my Front End servers as the POP3 and SMTP server and it would
>work.  The only way that I am able to get this to work is to specify my
>actual Back End server as the POP3 server and then the Front End server as
>the SMTP server.  I would like to be able to tell clients to use the Front
>End server for both so that I have the flexibility to move users mailboxes
>between the Back End servers with minimal client disruptions.
>
>Any ideas as to how POP3 access will work with the FE and BE servers?
>
>Thanks,
>Fred
>

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" <m***@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:19:28 -0500, "Fred Yarbrough"
> <fcyarbro***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >I have 3 E2K3 Back End servers and 2 E2K3 Front End servers and I am
trying
> >to configure POP3 access.
> >
> >I thought that I could simply point a POP3 client such as Outlook Express
to
> >use one of my Front End servers as the POP3 and SMTP server and it would
> >work.  The only way that I am able to get this to work is to specify my
> >actual Back End server as the POP3 server and then the Front End server
as
> >the SMTP server.  I would like to be able to tell clients to use the
Front
> >End server for both so that I have the flexibility to move users
mailboxes
> >between the Back End servers with minimal client disruptions.
> >
> >Any ideas as to how POP3 access will work with the FE and BE servers?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Fred
> >
> Have you got the POP3 service and the VSI's running on the Front End
> as well as the back end?
> If the FE is on SSL are you going in on 993? (BE still stays on 110)