ertuzio Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 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!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Read here (examples) about setting up a "mail server":http://smallbusiness.chron.com/create-smtp-server-computer-51563.htmlhttp://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-serverhttp://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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertuzio Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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