title: Setting up SMTP under IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008
body: <p>Website started life originally under IIS 6 and the site worked great there. Now after relocating to a new server running W2K8S, everything but mail delivery from the website now works great under IIS 7.</p>
  
  <p>Researched briefly on the Web to see if anybody had a good resolution, but no avail... Not even a glimmer of hope on Microsoft's own support site.</p>
  
  <p>Here are the steps taken so far on the new W2K8S box:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Added the feature for SMTP under the Server Manager</li>
  <li>Enabled SMTP e-mail for the site itself in IIS 7 Manager to deliver e-mail to SMTP server local host, unsuccessful</li>
  <li>Enabled SMTP e-mail for the root site in IIS 7 Manager (not sure if that needs to be on to enable sites) to deliver e-mail to SMTP server local host, unsuccessful</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>After failing those basic setups, I wanted to be sure I can actually talk from/to the serveron port 25. And I can successfully telnet from/to the server in question to a test e-mail on port 25 get a HELO, etc. So I do not believe it is a firewall config issue.</p>
  
  <p>The IIS 7 setup test was performed with both anonymous and Windows authentication - no luck either way.</p>
  
  <p>Manually checked Web Config file and it reflects correct entry for the server to use the localhost.</p>
  
  <p>Read the manual and no luck there either... :-/</p>