Getting SMTP to work on a WINDOWS APACHE server

[Ratatoo]

I have an xp box im running apache on, and im having no luck finding any dosumentation or threads with tips on how to get the mail features to work. Must I install IIs and SMTP to get mail working? Any tips, suggestion, or pointing in the right direction is highly HIGHLY appreciated

[Steve Machol]

Yes, you need to install a mail server on your server and you need to configure PHP to use this server.

[seanf]

No, you don't have to install a mail server (assuming this is a dev server). Just use your ISPs or your website's mail server. You need to edit these lines in your php.ini and restart Apache:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = mail.yourdomain.com

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = [email protected]

Sean

[Ratatoo]

Originally posted by seanf
No, you don't have to install a mail server (assuming this is a dev server). Just use your ISPs or your website's mail server. You need to edit these lines in your php.ini and restart Apache:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = mail.yourdomain.com

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = [email protected]

Sean

thanks guys! anyone have a free smtp server they'd reccomend for me?

[Steve Machol]

Note, the only way this will work is if that mailserver allows unauthenticated mail requests from your server.

[nuno]

Do as Steve said, install IIS with Frontpage Server Extensions, SMTP Server, STOP Default Web Site, and leave SMTP running.
Next go read THIS thread.
That's all folks.

[sinjix_media]

I got the server to work. Outlook has no problems connecting and logging into it's incoming and outgoing. When I first got it setup there was no problem sending and receiving mail, but for some reason NOW I am not getting the test e-mails that I send out or in.Outlook doesn't give any error messages though. The last e-mails that I sent, I could only REPLY to an e-mail that I already got before, but I couldn't send NEW (again, outlook has no problems with it)
I have a dynamic DNS server from my ISP.

Note: I have no problems sending and receiving e-mails from [email protected] to [email protected]