Thursday, March 12, 2009

Configure SMTP for MOSS on Windows Server 2008

To configure SMTP for MOSS on Windows Server 2008 do the following:

Windows Server 2008 Configuration

  1. Add the SMTP Server Feature if required.
  2. Specify an E-mail address
  3. Use the 'Deliver e-mail to SMTP server' option
  4. Set SMTP Server to your Exchange server
  5. Click Apply

MOSS Configuration

  1. Central Administration -> Operations -> Incoming E-Mail Settings
  2. Enable sites on the server to receive e-mail
  3. Settings mode: Automatic
  4. SharePoint Directory Management Server: No
  5. E-mail server display address: Accept default
  6. Accept mail from all e-mail servers.

Email is written to various C:\Inetpub\mailroot\ folders during the life of an email transmission. You may be able to use these folders for troubleshooting.

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