IIS, SMTP Server, and CDO

I have a Win2K server running IIS 5.0. The SMTP service is
running. Exchange Server is *not* installed.

I have an ASP page that uses CDONTS to create and send a
NewMail object. When I load the page in a browser to send
the message, I get no error messages, but the message
doesn't get sent.

There are no relevant-looking messages in the system Event
Log.

The SMTPSVC log file (in c:\winnt\system32
\logfiles\SMTPSVC1) does not change when I load the ASP
page in the browser to send the message. (I think this may
be a clue, but I don't know what it means.)

In c:\inetpub\mailroot\queue, there are a bunch of .eml
files that contain the various test messages I've tried to
send. When I stop and re-start the SMTP service, the
timestamps of those files are updated, which leads me to
believe that the SMTP service is trying valiantly to send
those messages, but somehow can't.

I tried temporarily turning off my firewall, in case there
were any issues there, but that didn't change anything.
Port 25 is configured to let traffic through.

I've tested the ASP page on another server, and it works--
no errors and the message is sent just fine, so I don't
think the problem is in the ASP code. My server doesn't
have a DNS domain name, just an IP address. Then again,
the other server I tested on (the one that works fine)
doesn't have a domain name either, so I don't think that's
the problem. I've compared the SMTP configuration of the
two servers (by viewing their "SMTP Virtual Server
Properties"), and they look the same.

My head is starting to get a little bruised from being
beat against the wall. The wall isn't doing real well
either. Any ideas?

Thank you!

MJ.

Can you telnet into your box on port 25?

Also, you should use CDO.Message with Win2K instead of CDONTS.

M. J. Kahn wrote:

 > I have a Win2K server running IIS 5.0. The SMTP service is
 > running. Exchange Server is *not* installed.
 >
 > I have an ASP page that uses CDONTS to create and send a
 > NewMail object. When I load the page in a browser to send
 > the message, I get no error messages, but the message
 > doesn't get sent.
 >
 > There are no relevant-looking messages in the system Event
 > Log.
 >
 > The SMTPSVC log file (in c:\winnt\system32
 > \logfiles\SMTPSVC1) does not change when I load the ASP
 > page in the browser to send the message. (I think this may
 > be a clue, but I don't know what it means.)
 >
 > In c:\inetpub\mailroot\queue, there are a bunch of .eml
 > files that contain the various test messages I've tried to
 > send. When I stop and re-start the SMTP service, the
 > timestamps of those files are updated, which leads me to
 > believe that the SMTP service is trying valiantly to send
 > those messages, but somehow can't.
 >
 > I tried temporarily turning off my firewall, in case there
 > were any issues there, but that didn't change anything.
 > Port 25 is configured to let traffic through.
 >
 > I've tested the ASP page on another server, and it works--
 > no errors and the message is sent just fine, so I don't
 > think the problem is in the ASP code. My server doesn't
 > have a DNS domain name, just an IP address. Then again,
 > the other server I tested on (the one that works fine)
 > doesn't have a domain name either, so I don't think that's
 > the problem. I've compared the SMTP configuration of the
 > two servers (by viewing their "SMTP Virtual Server
 > Properties"), and they look the same.
 >
 > My head is starting to get a little bruised from being
 > beat against the wall. The wall isn't doing real well
 > either. Any ideas?
 >
 > Thank you!
 >
 > MJ.
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