Sending Email from Windows XP Professional 1

[suicidaltendencies]

I know this isn't specifically an ASP.NET question but I thought that this group would have alot of experience doing this sort of thing.

Is it possible to create code to send emails form my windows xp professional machine? What would I have to set up?

I can figure out the email asp.net/C# code but how do I configure my machine.

Thanks,
Harold

 

[henslecd]

You need to setup the smtp server in IIS.

Right click on smtp virtual server, select properties.

Click the delivery tab, and then choose advanced.

You then need to type in the IP of your exchange server like this

[ip] where ip is your ip address.

To get the ip of your exchange server just ping it.

Then start smtp.

 

[suicidaltendencies]

What if you don't have an exchange server? Can I do something else?

Thanks,
Harold

 

[henslecd]

I forgot to tell you.

Type in the [ip] in the smarthost section.


Anyways onto your next question. You have to have a mail server like exchange to do it. I am sure there are some free ones available. Just search "free smtp server" in google. Once you set it up, get the IP of it(ping it) and insert it into in the smarthost box (make sure you put brackets around it).

 

[suicidaltendencies]

Should I type "free smtp server" or "free mail server"?

 

[henslecd]

i dont know whatever works??