Hmm... thanks for all the input. I know how to set everything up just
fine, but I was just confused on some of the internal operation of MS-SMTP.
But with your information maybe i can resolve the problem. Thanks Andy.
- BIll
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 7:55 AM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Defining SMTP port with CDONTS
> > If I leave the MS-SMTP at port 25 (outgoing), then iMail outgoing SMTP
> fails... <
>
> Okay, I know this is confusing, but in the IIS MMC, you do NOT define the
> "outgoing" port in the sense that you define which port MS SMTP uses for
> itself. Instead, you define the port on which the OTHER mail server is
> contacted. So you MUST leave it at 25 unless you are conversing with
> another mail server which is configured to ANSWER on a different port.
>
> >> An SMTP service, a good one anyway, will listen on a fixed port ie 25,
> but use any available tcp port above 1024 for outgoing. <<
>
> Correct - that's what MS-SMTP does. You can configure the INCOMING port.
> And THAT's the one you HAVE to change to something different than 25. But
> on the OUTBOUND side you can define (by domain) at which port MS SMTP
> contacts the OTHER mail server - you can (and need not) define which port
MS
> SMTP uses as its OWN port for outbound SMTP.
>
> If you tell us which version of Windows NT you are using, someone may be
> able to tell you the specific screen to go to for these settings.
Although,
> there is already a knowledgebase entry for that!
>
> Best Regards
> Andy Schmidt
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