Virtual SMTP Server & configuring outlook client

[miq]

HI,

Do I need to configure virtual SMTP server in order to deploy outlook clients.

we are on DSL, the ISA server machine can send and receive mails through outlook but all clients are failing with error something like "e-mail server not found"

Thanks,
miq

 

[Spirit]

Have you configured the outlook clients mail profile and did they resolve ok?

Can you send and recieve internally?

Iain

 

[miq]

I am confused as to what are the funtionalities of

1) Mail server - Builtin windows 2003

2) SMTP Virtual Server - comes with IIS Server in win2003


What i am looking for is a solution to enable workstations to start receiving & sending mails through outlook rather use web interface.

what are my options?

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

I am confused with Mail server - builtin windows 2003?
From what you described it sounds like you want to setup outlook (or outlook express?) without using a Microsoft Exchange server.

The SMTP server in IIS is not a robust mail server it just accepts SMTP commands. Mostly it is used as a mail gateway between the internet and an orgainizations mail servers. It is also used for message forms on a web-site as well as an smtp server for mailing out system management alerts.

The outlook client can use many protocols to connect to a mail server.
MAPI
IMAP
POP
HTTP
etc...

IIS only communicates via SMTP so if you tried to make a MAPI connection it would not know how to communicate with your email client....

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

Sorry I didn't give you any options...

Get a mail server.
Use a mail server like Hotmail and setup outlook to retreive emails from the users hotmail account. - This gets tricky because you have no contol over worms, viruses, and spam. Let alone it is a bitch to manage.

 

[miq]

so i better start working towards Exchange Server. Thaks for the explaination WKK.