internal email on windows server

[ertuzio]

I'm a total newb with win servers and i wanted to know if i install the SMTP feature in windows server does that mean that users on my domain can create email accounts?

I don't get it how does that work? I know that SMTP is a protocol (simple mail transfer protocol) so as i see it....that's not enough to create emails.....

 

anyone please help!?

[jaclaz]

Read here (examples) about setting up a "mail server":

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/create-smtp-server-computer-51563.html

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/get-it-done-host-your-own-e-mail-server/

 

Then, simply FORGET ABOUT THE WHOLE IDEA

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/why-you-may-not-want-to-run-your-own-mail-server

http://blog.online-domain-tools.com/2015/02/09/how-to-setup-your-own-mail-server-that-will-deliver/

 

I don't want to scare you away  or put you down in any way , rest assured, but properly configuring a mail server is not something you can learn from a few answers on a forum, or from one or two (nice as much as they can) articles here and there, you will need to study the matter and make a lot of experiments (and not necessarily the result will actually be "properly configured" ).

 

See here:

http://www.vsysad.com/2012/04/setup-and-configure-smtp-server-on-windows-server-2008-r2/

what the "SMTP feature" can do (mail relay, as opposed to "real" mail server).

 

Maybe this older article/PDF better clears the concept of "outgoing mail server" or "relay mail":

http://www.outlookwise.com/Downloads/Documents/OutlookWise/OutlookWise_SMTP_Mail_Server.pdf

 

jaclaz

[ertuzio]

Thank you for your quick answer....

i just forgot to say that I want to create mail server internaly....virtualbox....my goal is to have internal mail server for my virtual network