Re: sendmail for windows

Is 192.168.0.2 a valid IP address? I didn't know you could have a zero as one of the elements. "Dl Neil" <PHPml@DandE.HomeChoice.co.uk> wrote in message news:0ac801c1c118$1f9244e0$c200a8c0@jrbrown... > Scott, > > > Come to think of it I have MS SMTP service from the IIS install, I > wonder > > if you install that, then point it to your ISP if that would work. > > The answer is a definite "maybe"! > > It is a topic that comes up on the list from time-to-time. > Some claim to have made it work. > The overwhelming majority come to grief. > > The Win implementation of mail() is (IMHO) better than for *nix. > We can point at *any* SMTP server. > That server will then convey our msgs to another SMTP server, and so on. > > Why then add an extra SMTP server? > a) to your machine's load? > b) to your msg's path? > > Finally, the IIS SMTP is not a full server but a "stub". > If you have experience of other (M$ or non-M$) cut-down versions, then > ... > > Regards, > =dn >