php email + IIS 4.0 SMTP

Anon

Hi I just wondering if anyone can help me with this.

I just setup the IIS 4.0 SMTP and it seems
that it function properly. I can drop the email text file into drop folder and it autometically send the email text file to my hotmail account.

Now I tried to use setup the php.ini to that SMTP and when I called the mail() function

it gives me:
Warning: Failed to Connect in "my php file name" on line 30

where line 30 is the mail ($to, $subject,$body) function call

I also try:
$smtp_sock = fsockopen("$isp_mailserver", 25)
and it also can't connect to it.

Is there something that I should set at IIS
console management?

Anon

hi i cant actually help you but i think you can help me. my mail function doesnt seem to be working i tried testing it with my local bt internet mail server seetings i.e post.btinternet.com in the but that says smtp in the ini file. please bear in mind im a newbie and still learning!

much appreciated

Anon

I had the same problem Zigma, but I resolved it with the following steps.

In WIN2k, right click on my computer.
Select Manage.
When the Module loads, go all the way down to Services and Applications, and expand the tree.
Expand the Internet Information Services tree.
Right click on Default SMTP Virtual Server, and select properties.
Select the access tab.
Click on the Connection button.
Select All except the list below
Click on Ok.
Select Relay.
Select All except the list below (this should already be set by default).
Click on Ok.
Apply your settings.
Try your mail() function again.
Be sure to include all the parameters.
mail($to, $subject, $body, "FROM: <optional>");
Finally, if this works for you, send me an email at oodujebe@hotmail, and thank me for all my help, so we can help each other out again in the future, because I know we all have problems at one point or the other, and the simple fact that we have no one to email or contact, makes the process of learning and working with PHP not exactly pleasant. 🙂

corsc

You make also want to make sure that the mail server is properly set in the php.ini file.

The default username for the server is not always needed, this depends on your mail server setup.

Anon

Select All except the list below (this should already be set by default).

You don't want everyone to use you mail-server for relaying so it's probably better to set "Only accept from list below" and add the IPs that should be allowed to relay to the list. Typicaly you set this to 127.0.0.1 if your webserver and SMTP-server is on the same machine.