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

• 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 > enable
• 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

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