How to setup a reliable SMTP server on Windows Server 2008 R2
- by everwicked
I know there are SMTP services out there which you can pay to send e-mails with but surely it's not that difficult to set up one of your own.
How can I set up an SMTP server on Windows Server 2008 R2 that is:
- Secure; only authorized users/hostnames/etc can send mail
- Reliable; e-mails don't get lost
- Not treated as spam; when e-mails are received from say gmail/outlook/hotmail they don't go straight to junk **
** I understand this depends both on the server+e-mail headers AND e-mail content - I'm looking to safeguard the server part.
Thanks!