Install Microsoft SMTP Service

Microsoft SMTP Service is not installed by default on computers running Windows Server 2003. First, you must use the administrative tool Manage Your Server to install Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). Once IIS is installed, you must then install SMTP.

Important   Upon installation of the SMTP Service on computers running Windows Server 2003, only Anonymous access is enabled on your Default SMTP Virtual Server. Users in your organization will not be able to send mail until you enable an athentication method. See Requiring Authentication for Incoming Connections for more information.

Note   This procedure is not necessary if you are upgrading from Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server. This procedure is required for new installations of Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.

To install IIS and SMTP on your computers running Windows Server 2003

  1. Upon installation of Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, the Manage Your Server window will appear. To manually open Manage Your Server, on the Start menu, point to Control Panel, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Manage Your Server.
  2. In Manage Your Server, click Add a role to open the Configure Your Server Wizard.
  3. In the Wizard, choose to add the role Web server (IIS). Click Next and Windows Components Wizard will install IIS.
  4. After IIS is installed, on the Start menu, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
  5. In Add or Remove Programs, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
  6. In Windows Components Wizard, under Components, scroll down and select Web Application Server, and then click Details.
  7. In Web Application Server, select Internet Information Services (IIS), and then click Details.
  8. In Internet Information Services (IIS), click to select the check box beside SMTP Service, and then click OK.
  9. In Web Application Server, click OK.
  10. In Windows Components Wizard, click Next. Click Finish when the Wizard completes the installation of SMTP.

Note   You may have to close and reopen the Internet Information Services MMC snap-in in order to see your new Default SMTP Virtual Server.