The Simple Mail Transport Protocol (or SMTP for short) Server has been a part of Internet Information Services (IIS) since the days of Windows NT Server. Over the years, little about it has changed, nor is any big revamp expected by Microsoft. This is underscored by the fact that the SMTP Server was not made a part of IIS 7, instead remaining available in Windows Server 2008 has an IIS 6 legacy feature. And for the most part, this is fine. Although totally useless as an inbound mail server (except for Windows Server 2003, when Microsoft added a matching POP3 server), it excels in one area that keeps it firmly …
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