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Installation of Mail Server

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Installation of Mail server

1. Click on Add or remove a role.


2. Click Next

3. Click Mail server (POP3, SMTP)


4. Click Next

You will now specify the type of authentication and type the email domain name. In this tutorial
we will use Windows Authentication, and I will use my domain name, ilopia.com. You should
of course use your domain name. In my case mydomain.local

5. Click Next

Next step is to confirm the options you have selected.

6. Click Next

The installation will start, and will also start the Windows Components Wizard. When you get
prompted to insert your Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, do so. If you
didn't get prompted to do that, you maybe already have it in the drive. Hopefully within some
minutes you get this screen:

You can now see the log, click view the next steps for this role, or click Finish. Do whatever
you feel you want to do before continuing.

7. Click Finish

You have now successfully installed the mail server, congratulations!

Configure the Email Server

So, it is no fun with a mail server installed, if we can't use it. And to use it, we have to configure
it. This section will help you configure the mail server.

 Click Start, then run, and type p3server.msc

This will open up the POP3 Service. This is where you configure and manage the POP3 part of
the mail server.

 Click on <ComputerName> in the left pane


 Click on Server Properties in the right pane
This brings up the Properties for our Mail Server.

We will use the standard setup.

We will not change anything here.

Creating your Mail Box

1. In manage your server You can see the mail server as one of the roles of your system
2. Click manage your server nearby mail server
3. Expand the server and expand your domain. U can find add mail box at right.

4. Write bob in Mailbox Name


5. Write bob as password (of course this is not a password you should use in a
production environment, it's too short)
6. Click OK

Configure the SMTP Server

 Open Computer Management


 Expand Services and Applications, expand Internet Information Service
 Right click Default SMTP Virtual Server and click Properties
 Click the Access tab
 Click the Authentication button and make sure Anonymous Access and Integrated
Windows Authentication is enabled.
 Click the Relay button and make sure Allow all computers which successfully... is
enabled and Only the list below is selected.

Configure the email client

We will use Outlook Express as email client.

 Start Outlook Express (any computer that is connected to the email server)
 Click Tools and then Accounts
 Click the Add button and select Mail
 A wizard starts. Use the following table to complete the wizard:

Display name Bob


E-mail address bob@<your domain> ([email protected])
Incoming mail server is a POP3
Incoming mail server <your domain> (ilopia.com)
Outgoing mail server <your domain> (ilopia.com)
Account name bob@<your domain> ([email protected])
Password bob
Remember Password Checked
SPA Unchecked

Now u can send or receive mail

If u receive error in sending

 Click the correct account and then the Properties button


 Click the Servers tab
 In the Outgoing Mail Server section enable My server requires authentication.
 Click Apply, click OK, click Close
 Create a new email, and send it

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