Help with email out...

Ok, I've looked for an answer but I'm failing to find it.

I have a W2k3 DC which is running IIS for my website, my second machine is w2k3 and is running exchange 2k3 and SQL 2k.

I've tried the various types of email (CDONT etc...) and I can't get this to work. I've also pointed the smtp server to both internal and external names/addresses and none of that has worked.

About a month ago I ran into a problem (at work) where a Winxp machine was not able to use cdonts to send email.  The fix was to run the script at the bottom of the page and all worked well.  I've tried this and this hasn't worked.

Anyone have a solution?

thanks,

Here's the script I ran to fix the problem at work:

Create a vbs file called mbaadd.vbs.

Copy and Paste the following code into it.

       Option explicit

       Dim objSMTP, objInst, objSD, objACL, objACE, objNew

       Dim sAccount

       sAccount = wscript.arguments(0)

       wscript.echo "Updating SMTP service instances..."

       Set objSMTP = GetObject("IIS://LOCALHOST/SMTPSVC")

       For Each objInst In objSMTP

          If objInst.class = "IIsSmtpServer" Then

              wscript.echo objInst.ADSPath

              set objSD = objInst.AdminACL

             set objACL = objSD.DiscretionaryACL

              set objNew = CreateObject("AccessControlEntry")

              objNew.AccessMask = 9 ' read + enumerate

              objNew.AceType = 0 ' ADS_ACETYPE_ACCESS_ALLOWED

              objNew.AceFlags = 2 ' ADS_ACEFLAG_INHERIT_ACE

              objNew.Trustee = sAccount

              objACL.AddAce objNew

              objSD.DiscretionaryACL = objACL

              objInst.Put "adminACL", Array(objSD)

              objInst.SetInfo

          End If

       Next

If the machine is a DC then run the following from a command prompt

cscript mbaadd.vbs domain\IUSR_Machinename

' IUSR_Machinename = the IUSR account with the customers machinename appended to

it.

If the

I tried using CDOSYS and I do have a working smtp server (exchange 2k3), I pointed the smtp to be the servers name: "Wizardskeep" and I also tried the external name mail.<domain>.com; mail still own't go out.

I'll try downloading cdonts and installing that.

Do you know if there are any plans for straight SMTP support?

Here is what I'm doing:

Machine 1:

W2k3 DC, hosts IIS for the website, FTP, and the message board

Machine 2:

w2k3 member server, Exchange 2k3, SQL2000 and file/print server

I've used the various methods to get the email functionality working for the message board.  Since the boar dapparently doesn't use SMTP, I'm forced to use CDONT, CDOSYS etc...

I found an article on the boards that talked about sending mail using CDOSYS or CDONTS and I gave permission to the folder specificed in the article and mail from teh message board.

My porblem: When I sign up with an account that is apart of my FQDN (i.e. www.mydomain.com) it sends it, but that is becuase it is internal and DNS resolves it locally versus having to go out of the friewall.  If I use a hotmail, yahoo, socal.rr.com etc... address, it never makes it.

I know mail routing is not an issue becuase if I log into Outlook and send an email from @mydomain.com it reaches my socal.rr.com account etc... just fine. 

How about this.  Given my setup, what method is reccomended to use to allow mail out?

What should I look at needing to ensure is set correctly.