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Making POP3 & SMTP Server Work With Windows Server 2008

The document provides instructions for configuring a POP3 and SMTP server on Windows Server 2008. It describes installing the SMTP feature in Windows Server 2008, installing the Visendo POP3 extender, configuring the SMTP virtual server settings in IIS6.0 to allow relaying, editing the Visendo extender configuration file, starting the Visendo SMTP extender service, and configuring Outlook to use the new POP3 and SMTP server settings. It also notes potential issues like emails staying in the mail queue and provides a solution to define aliases.

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Making POP3 & SMTP Server Work With Windows Server 2008

The document provides instructions for configuring a POP3 and SMTP server on Windows Server 2008. It describes installing the SMTP feature in Windows Server 2008, installing the Visendo POP3 extender, configuring the SMTP virtual server settings in IIS6.0 to allow relaying, editing the Visendo extender configuration file, starting the Visendo SMTP extender service, and configuring Outlook to use the new POP3 and SMTP server settings. It also notes potential issues like emails staying in the mail queue and provides a solution to define aliases.

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Making POP3 & SMTP Server work with windows server 2008

A) Installing the SMTP feature that is available (optionally) in win2k8 server


1. Open up your Server Manager and go to Features

2. Click on Add Features


3. Select SMTP Feature (Already installed in my next screenshot)
4. Click install and follow the steps (this might take a while)
5. To manage your SMTP Server you can go to IIS 6.0
6. Make sure it is started

If you encounter problems later like Unable to relay you can fix this by going to IIS6.0

1. Go to the properties of your SMTP Virtual Server

2. Go to Access > Relay

3. Select All except the list below

B) Installing the POP3 Extender from Visendo

1. Install the installer found here:


http://weblogs.asp.net/hpreishuber/archive/2008/04/30/visendo-smtp-pop3-extender-forwindows-2008-server.aspx
- note: next steps are copied from the blogpost above, Ill just add some comments
between the lines
2. Move "visendosmtpextender_sample.config" from "C:\Program
Files\ppedv\visendosmtpextender" to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\ppedv\visendosmtpextender"
- To easily get to this path just copy it and paste it in Start > Run. Otherwise if you go
looking for c:\documents and settings (or just type this in) you might get an Access
Denied error
3. Rename to "visendosmtpextender_sample.config" to "visendosmtpextender.config"
4. Edit "visendosmtpextender.config"
- To give you an idea, my config looks like this:

This will create a mailbox for administrator@moss.localhost, adjust to your own needs
5. Start service "Visendo SMTP Extender Service 2008"

C) Configuring outlook
1. Go to Tools > Account Settings

2. Create a new account

3. Select manually configure server settings or additional server types > Next > Internet Email > Next
4. Fill in the following settings

- Note: I have set my IP to 192.168.1.1 because thats the way I set it in my VPC
5. Test your settings by clicking Test Settings

Everything should complete correctly

Possible issues:

- Your mails are staying put in c:/inetpub/mailroot/queue


Solution: Define aliases for your hostnames in IIS6.0 SMTP Virtual Server like this:

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