Server Problem?!?!

[Descend]

Hi!
i've already posted yesterday on the setup problem forum and, after a long thread with Steve Machol(vbulletin team), we moved the topic here (please, read the thread "SMTP Problem! AAARG!") because I have a config problem on my server.
Here is:
I've installed vbulletin 2.2.9 on the server with win2000, ISS 5.0 supported by PHP (4.2.3) and Mysql...
All is ok, but the mail service is giving me many problems. The mailtest on this url: http://www.eutk.net/forums/mailtest.php give me this error:

ce: Undefined variable: address in X:\XXX\XXXX\forums\mailtest.php on line 7

If I try to send emails:

Warning: Mailserver rejected our "sendmail_from" setting in x:\xxxx\XXXX\forums\mailtest.php on line 17
Mail sent. Were any errors shown? If there were, mail is probably not set up correctly.

Please, help me!
Here is my server specifications:
Operative Sistem: Win 2000 Sever
ISS 5.0
PHP Version 4.2.3
Mysql 4.0.5
PhP.ini Settings for smtp service
[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = IP OF MY SERVER ; for Win32 only

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = webmaster@localhost ; for Win32 only
Thanks a lot to all!

[Cary]

Descend, could you please add your email address to the list located at http://www.vbulletin.com/members/forums.php for Priority Member Support and to show you are a licensed member. This will give you access to the vB Support on these forums.

You'll need to have his customer number and password to access that page. Thanks!

[Descend]

Dear cary,
thanks for your mex. I've added my email address as you explained me before. How can I resolve my mail service problem?

[Cary]

I'm not sure what the problem could be... Sorry.

Have you tried the following?

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = webmaster@your_IP_address

[Descend]

yes..... but if I insert "localhost" as smtp, the script go in ping timeout
I also could riset the configuration, if it helps

[Joe Gronlund]

Originally posted by Descend
yes..... but if I insert "localhost" as smtp, the script go in ping timeout
I also could riset the configuration, if it helps

are you running this off your home system??

if your not running a mail server locally, localhost may not work for you, you will have to ping mail, and use that mail name for your smtp

[Descend]

Originally posted by Asendin
are you running this off your home system??

if your not running a mail server locally, localhost may not work for you, you will have to ping mail, and use that mail name for your smtp

The Win 2000 system is a real server on which is installed ISS 5.0 and on it there is a virtual SMTP default Service.
The mailtest.php file is bad runned by the machine, it gives an error message when it is loaded
http://www.eutk.net/forums/mailtest.php

[Joe Gronlund]

yes i know, but what i am saying is localhost may not work depending on how it is setup locally, eg: setting localhost as the SMTP may use 127.x.x.x not your IP or FQDN as the mail server.

what are your SMTP defaults? and do you have any AUTH only settings setup?

[Descend]

Sorry but I don't know what is AUCH, anyway the settings (that I have modified) of the Virtual SMTP are:

Properties->General
Ip Address: Ip of my server

Properties->Access->Relay
Check 'Only the li below"
Access=Granted Ip Address=Ip of my server

Properties->Delivery->Advanced
Fully-qualifiled domain name: eutk.net
smart host: mail.eutk.net

[Joe Gronlund]

have you tried?

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = mailserverIP


your smarthost does not resolve , if you do not have an actual mail server program on that server to route to eg: exchange server , the smart host should be set to your ISP's mail servername.