Why won't my virtual mail server start at startup?
I am running Windows 2000 Server and am running a virtual mail server in IIS. It is set to Automatic and it won't start when Win2k boots. Whats wrong? It doesn't make any sense why it won't start. Everything is set up correctly.
I am running Windows 2000 Server and am running a virtual mail server in IIS. It is set to Automatic and it won't start when Win2k boots. Whats wrong? It doesn't make any sense why it won't start. Everything is set up correctly.
Let me know.
Thanks
Ancker Jade
Let me know.
Thanks
Ancker Jade
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Are you sure about that? What is this "virtual email server" that you are running? SMTP for IIS is used for forwarding SMTP traffic, and isn't the best way (if at all) to host email. If you have something like Exchange 5.5 (2000 needs this service) or MDaemon, you need the SMTP service disabled or they will clash.
Do you have ANYTHING else that might run on port 25? Is this the same server with the firewall software on it? What does the event log say about this error? If it's hanging, it's usually because another service/application is trying to snag that port, so there may be something in the log about what's going on.
