Here is one way of fixing an SMTP error on Windows Server 2012 when you see an error message similar to the one below: Error Message Steps to Add Localhost to the SMTP Relay Launch IIS 6.0 Manager. Right-click on the STMP Server (on this example it's named default, but it could be named something else) and select Properties. Click on the Access tab and at the very bottom … [Read more...]
Moving Default SMTP Folders to a Different Drive on Windows Server
As part of Windows Server migration project to Windows Server 2012 R2, for the reason of practicality, sometimes a deprecated internal SMTP server is still required. When you enabled Windows SMTP Virtual Server, the default location is always going to be in C:\inetpub\mailroot and often times for easier maintenance and separation of OS vs. application, it's probably better to move them to a … [Read more...]
How to Install SMTP Server on Windows Server 2012 R2
The internal SMTP server feature is deprecated but not removed on , so when moving legacy applications from an older server, you can still install the internal SMTP under IIS 6 on to avoid using a separate Exchange Server. Here are the steps to install it. Steps Launch Server Manager. On the Dashboard, click Add roles and features on the right pane. Click Next > button to go to … [Read more...]