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SMTP
(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

bulletSMTP Test via Telnet - a basic way to test the SMTP server.
bulletPerl Script using Net::SMTP - Perl script to send emails via SMTP
bulletExchange Server SMTPDiag Tool
bulletSmtpDiag.EXE - download from Microsoft's site.
bulletMicrosoft SMTP Server
bulletControl Panel, Administrator Tools, Internet Services Manager, "Default SMTP Virtual Server"
bulletRelay Server
bulletIf you use a relay server then do the following:
bulletRight click on the SMTP server, choose "Properties"
bullet"Delivery" Tab, Advanced, Smart Host - enter the IP Address of the relay server.
bulletRelay Restictions
bullet"Access" Tab, "Relay" restrictions
bulletCheck "All except the list below"
bulletCheck "Allow all computers which successfully authenticate to relay, regardless of the list above"
bulletServices
bullet"Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)"
Service name: SMTPSVC
c:\winnt\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe