Starting and Stopping SMTP on Dev Server

Starting SMTP

Server-side code

Make sure the code is using the development SMTP server
e.g. in Web.config:

<configuration>
	<appSettings>
		<add key="SMTPServer" value="devserver"/>
	</appSettings>
</configuration>

Router settings

This is only necessary if the SMTP server is being reached remotely. If the STMP server referenced as part of the LAN then port 25 on the router can remain disabled.

• Log into (medialink) router: http://192.168.123.1
• Click ‘Virtual Server’ option
• Enable port 25 (pointing to the local dev web server)

Development web server settings

• Remote Desktop to local dev web server
• Administrative Tools > Services > Simple Mail Transport Protocol > Start
• Administrative Tools > IIS 6.0 Manager
  • SMTP Server > right click > Start
  • SMTP Server > right click > Properties
    • Access tab > Relay Restrictions > Relay...
    • Select 'Only the list below'
    • Click 'Add...'
    • Select 'Group of computers'
      • Subnet address: first IP address in group, e.g. 192.168.123.100
      • Subnet mask: wide enough to allow access for all computers in group, e.g. 255.255.255.200

Stopping SMTP

Stop SMTP Server

• Remote Desktop to machine running SMTP Server
• Administrative Tools > IIS 6.0 Manager > SMTP Virtual Server > right click > Stop
• (Optionally) Administrative Tools > Services > Simple Mail Transport Protocol > Stop

Router

This step is necessary only if the SMTP server address is off the LAN.

• (medialink) http://192.168.123.1
• Virtual Server > disable port 25 (SMTP)