"Visut" <Visut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Ken Schaefer wrote:
> For the SMTP service, you can edit the metabase (after creating the
> necessary folders elsewhere) so that the SMTP virtual server uses the new
> folders:
>
> cscript.exe c:\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs set smtpsvc/1/dropdirectory
> x:\mailroot\drop
> cscript.exe c:\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs set
> smtpsvc/1/badmaildirectory x:\mailroot\badmail
> cscript.exe c:\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs set
> smtpsvc/1/pickupdirectory x:\mailroot\pickup
> cscript.exe c:\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs set smtpsvc/1/queuedirectory
> x:\mailroot\queue
>
> Change x:\mailroot to be the path you want the directories to be now.
>
> If you want to set these things as part of IIS installation you need to do
> an unattended install (either as part of the OS install via
> unattend.txt -or- as part of GUIRunOnce via sysocmgr.exe etc. See
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=309506 for more information on getting
> started, and the Unattended setup help located (if I recall correctly) in
> the \ValueAdd folder of your OS setup CD.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
>
> "Visut" <Visut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B26345EA-4902-48E1-B036-D4E2B3C22EC2@microsoft.com...
> : Hello,
> : I am trying to change the default path use by SMTP from
> C:\inetpub\mailroot
> : to E:\inetpub\mailroot. This includes, Badmail, Queue, SortTemp, Mailbox,
> : Pickup, etc... Does any one know how to do this? So far I only have been
> able
> : to find is changing the default path in IIS4.0 and not IIS6.0.
> :
> : Thanks,
> : Visut
>