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How to install the SMTP server in Windows 2008 Server |
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Wednesday, 09 September 2009 |
The IIS7 SMTP server is managed using IIS6 management console.
To add it follow the instructions below. 1. Go to Start->Administrative Tools->Server Manager -
go to features,
select "add features",
tick "SMTP server",
choose to install the required "remote server admin tools" 2. Check to confirm that "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)" service is running using the service manager 3. Go to Start->Administrative Tools>Internet Info Services(IIS) 6.0 4. Make sure that SMTP virtual server/default SMTP server is running,
if not, right click, then choose "start" 5. In IIS7, go to website/virtual directory -
Double click "SMTP E-mail",
Click on "Deliver e-mail to SMTP server",
check the "Use localhost" checkmark
Make sure that the SMTP security is set with the approriate authentication security and tied down to only certain ip addresses for connection and relay, by going into the IIS6 Console as in 3.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 September 2009 )
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VB.NET/ASP.NET