On Fri, 05 May 2006 19:16:56 +0200, Bo Berglund <boberglund@home.se>
[quoted text, click to view] wrote:
>I have run into a problem with my ISP's SMTP server in that they have
>started to do content filtering on *outgoing* email! They actually
>block all email going out that contain attached files of type .exe
>.com .vbs, .pif, .scr .bat .cmd .com .mim .b64 .bhx .hqx .xxe .uu .uue
>
>And it does not matter if I embed the exe files I want to send to my
>customers inside a zipfile, the ISP filter still locates the file. And
>on top of this if I rename my .exe to something else like .hej and the
>zip to .tjo or similar it still manages to find the exe file and stop
>the email. What a pain!
>
>So I figured that I should try to use the Virtual SMTP server
>installed with my IIS installation (I am using XP Pro SP2) for sending
>mail.
>But when I had configured it as good as I figured I could and tested
>sending mail from my mail client, it reaches the server (I see this by
>the Symantec antivirus scan message) but then nothing! How can I get
>the mail to actually leave the Virtual SMTP server and reach the
>recipient?
>
>I am sitting on a home LAN behind a DLINK router behind an ADSL2+
>modem with a 7 Mbps broadband access. The PC:s on the LAN have
>addresses in the range 192.168.0.130 to 254.
>
>Any pointers to documentation of how to set up a system like this are
>really welcome! I must be able to send the result of my work on to my
>customers! (I am a software developer)
How to Enable and Interpret the Smtp.log File:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;155455 XIMS: SMTP Reply Codes (RFC 821):
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257186 HOW TO: Test Windows 2000 IIS SMTP Services Manually
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;286421 HOW TO: Test SMTP Services Manually in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323350 How to create additional SMTP virtual servers in Windows 2000 and in
Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303707 Setting Up SMTP Domains for Inbound and Relay E-Mail in Exchange 2000
Server and Exchange Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;260973 How To Configure a Remote Domain for an Internet Information Services
SMTP Mail Relay Server in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324272 Install and Configure the Email Server in Windows Server 2003 +
Outlook Express:
http://www.ilopia.com/Articles/WindowsServer2003/EmailServer.aspx Configuring SMTP Virtual Server Relay Restrictions (IIS 6.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/58f05ef9-55a3-42b3-9f57-27fdc8723b8a.mspx SMTP Administration (IIS 6.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/4b115fcd-3f3b-4d3d-8d12-f51d2e996a12.mspx
