Configure MS SMTP Services
If you have a separate email server on your network that will accept relay requests from the Application Server Computer, then you can skip this step.
If you have installed the SMTP server on the Email Server Computer as above (which may also be the Web Server (IIS) computer and the Application Server Computer) you should configure the service and prevent it from being used as an unsolicited relay server.
In W2003 & XP:
a. Right click on “My Computer” and choose “Manage”.
b. In the list of components on the screen expand “Services and Applications” and “Internet Information Services”
c. Right click on “Default SMTP Virtual Server” and select properties.
d. On the messages tab enter a valid email address at which you can receive non delivery reports from the SMTP server . This will ensure you are alerted when the smtp server fails to send deliver email on behalf of the RiskManager application. You may need to change the other message control fields to suite the size of your organization (or un-check the boxes). It is.wise to have some limits, but if you will have a few thousand employees likely to receive email reminders or survey invitations in a single batch you may need to up the number of messages in a connection substantially. Risk Manager is unlikely to have more than a few recipients in any given message (depending on how you set the CC lists, but 20 is probably more than enough).
e. Select the “Access Tab” and chose “Authentication”. Tick the “Anonymous Access” button. You could also choose “Basic Authentication” (or Integrated) but you will have to add the email service account on the Security Tab, and given the other settings we are about to do it is likely unnecessary. When you are finished select the “OK” button.
f. On the “Access Tab” select “Connection”. Add the IP address or Domain Name of the Application Server and Web Server Computers to the list of valid computers that can access the SMTP server. The setting shown assumes the SMTP server is on the same physical computer as the “Application Server and Web Server Computer”. 127.0.0.1 is the address you should use if that is also your setup. Select OK.
g. On the Access tab chose “Relay”. In the Relay settings window select “Only the List Below” and Add the IP address or Domain Name of the Application Server and Web Server Computers to the list of valid computers that can access the SMTP server. The setting shown assumes the SMTP server is on the same physical computer as the “Application Server and Web Server Computer”. 127.0.0.1 is the address you should use if that is also your setup. Uncheck the “Allow Computers which successfully authenticate to relay” check box UNLESS you have set the access control to require authentication in step e, above. Select OK.
h. Select Apply and OK.
