Is it possible for Microsoft Outlook to connect to Lotus Domino server both inside the company network and if the boss goes outside of the company or in an internet cafe outside the country, the laptop outlook client can still connect to the Domino server without the need to modify or change the Outlook preferences (POP3/SMTP settings)?
Do we need to setup another Domino server for this? What type? Is it a Domino Passthru?
Our current setup now, is that we only have 1 Domino server.
Subject: Outlook to connect to Lotus Domino Server anywhere?
Of course it is possible. The question here is if your network policies allow it?
If you want to access POP3 from outside your network, you need to open port 110 in your firewall.
If you want to access SMTP from outside your network, you need to open port 25 in your firewall.
Other things to consider is how your anti-relay settings are set up. They should be set to disallow external hosts to relay through your Domino server, so that would prohibit the sending of e-mail through your Domino server to external recipients. You could allow authenticated users to relay though.
For the best way to set up your Domino server to handle spam problems, go to http://chris-linfoot.net/ .
Another problem with accessing your Domino server with SMTP from somewhere external, is that if he wants to connect from some private broadband connection, he might not be able to send SMTP e-mail at all, since many broadband providers blocks outgoing SMTP e-mail unless it is sent through their own SMTP servers.
Give him a Notes client instead, and open port 1352, and also set the server to encrypt all traffic, and there should be no problem at all.
Subject: RE: Outlook to connect to Lotus Domino Server anywhere?
Thanks Peter,
Also, we are planning to setup domino smtp server with different domino domain but same certifier id and with domino directory assistance in front of our current domino mail.
Can the outlook user be able to check there email anywhere outside of the company passing through this domino smtp first then forwarded to internal domino mail?
So that we will only allow pop3 port on one domino server instead of allowing it from two domino server (domino smtp and internal mail)
Subject: RE: Outlook to connect to Lotus Domino Server anywhere?
I wouldn’t complicate it with another Domino server in another domain. If you want an internet facing Domino server, just create a secondary server to fill that role. With a replica of names.nsf it will have everything it needs to route mail.
You can’t passthrough a SMTP/POP3 server. What you can do is replicate his mail file to the SMTP/POP3 server. That should do it.