Email Hosting?

[Edneeis]

I host my sites from a server at home on a static ip. I'm thinking of adding some sort of forum to one of the sites but most forums want to email new members a password. How can I setup my Win 2k3 server to email out for this? I don't need full email support as I don't really want to mess with it, although for the sake of knowlegde it'd be nice to know. Mainly I just want to be able to send out emails via my server for things like initial sign up and the like. Any help is appreciated.

I can get Exchange if I need to (v2000) but as i don't really want full email support I'd rather not install it if I don't HAVE to.

[<ABX]

so you want outgoing email only?

Then turn on IIS's smtp server

Baisc Instructions [I dont have W2k3 but it *should* be similar to XP]

Get Into the Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services



Now Expand the node that represents your server
Select "Default SMTP Virual Server"
Click the Little Play Buttiom
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Now you may want to configure it so
Select "Default SMTP Virual Server"
Righ-Click
Select Properties
and start tinkering

[Edneeis]

I did that but get 'unload to relay' errors when i try to send mail. I just tested via telnet.

[Edneeis]

I tried sending it to my msn email address. I do have edneeis.com registered though. Although it would need to be able to spedn to anyone. Hmm I'll have to keep trying, any other suggestions?

[<ABX]

I figured out what you need to do

I have never really used the smtp service before so all i know is from tinkering (that goes for just about everything)

heres how you get it to work:

Open The "Properties" Dialog For the Default Smtp Serivce

Select the "Access" Tab

Under Relay Restrictions Click the "Relay..." buttion

Select "All Except The List Below" and it should work

[Edneeis]

Thanks a lot!

[VisionIT]

Be very careful when it comes to fiddling with SMTP relay's!!! If they are configured incorrectly, you WILL find yourself up a certain place without a paddle!

Virus writers and hackers piggy-back of mis-configured relay's... and if you try to send directly through your DNS MX records... most corporate e-mail exchanges will disallow the e-mail.

Just a warning!

[Danial]

Originally posted by Edneeis
I don't really want full email support I'd rather not install it if I don't HAVE to.

I do the exactly the same thing as you, using Email Component. Its not really necessary to use SMTP server just for being able to send emails. You could also use CDONTS to send emails from ASP.

I prefer the Email Component AspEmail, but CDONTS will do the job.

[Edneeis]

What I ended up doing was restricting it so mail could only be relayed FROM the local server or local LAN. For local server just use 127.0.0.1 in the allowed list.

[VisionIT]

Originally posted by Edneeis
What I ended up doing was restricting it so mail could only be relayed FROM the local server or local LAN. For local server just use 127.0.0.1 in the allowed list.

That's a clever idea! Hadn't thought of that!