How to setup SMTP on Windows 2003 Server to send and receive emails

Hello All

I am running Windows 2003 Server and SQL 2K. I would like to configure
SMTP services on my Windows 2003 Server so I can send and receive
emails from you server. I do not have a MS Exchange server I want some
tasks on my Windows Server to be able to send out emails and be able
to receive emails.

Please guide me how I can set up SMTP service on my Windows 2003
server. I have already started the default SMTP Service. Also I have a
domain on the SMTP server and a alias for the domain. My server is
testserv and my domain is mycompany.com .

I tried configuring outlook 2000 to point to my above server to send
and recieve emails but it seems not to work.

Please advise I am a newbie to SMTP.

Thanks
Belinda

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Hi Belinda,
Having the SMTP service is not enough. SMTP is a "mail transfer"
protocol - you cannot retrieve email via SMTP, you need another protocol
like POP3 or IMAP. Anyway, Windows Server 2003 now has a built-in POP3
service so you can configure it as a full fledged mail server, check out
this detailed article on how to do this on Microsoft's web site:

"Mail server role: Configuring a mail server"
http://tinyurl.com/3gsg4

....or refer to the same article in Help and Support Center (search for
"Configuring a mail server").

HTH
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Cheers,
Marin Marinov
MCT, MCSE 2003/2000/NT4.0,
MCSE:Security 2003/2000, MCP+I
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

It sounds like you need a POP3 server too, and not only SMTP.

You maybe want to look here:

http://www.ilopia.com/Articles/Windo...ailServer.aspx

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Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert - IIS MVP
http://www.ilopia.com - When you need help!


"Belinda" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello All
>
> I am running Windows 2003 Server and SQL 2K. I would like to configure
> SMTP services on my Windows 2003 Server so I can send and receive
> emails from you server. I do not have a MS Exchange server I want some
> tasks on my Windows Server to be able to send out emails and be able
> to receive emails.
>
> Please guide me how I can set up SMTP service on my Windows 2003
> server. I have already started the default SMTP Service. Also I have a
> domain on the SMTP server and a alias for the domain. My server is
> testserv and my domain is mycompany.com .
>
> I tried configuring outlook 2000 to point to my above server to send
> and recieve emails but it seems not to work.
>
> Please advise I am a newbie to SMTP.
>
> Thanks
> Belinda