| Most e-mail services use relay restrictions that require the user to connect from an address on the |
| service's network. Dial into CompuServe, for example, and you have no problems sending mail |
| through smtp.compuserve.com. Connect through a local ISP dial-up account or your broadband |
| connection, and smtp.compuserve.com will reject your outgoing messages because of the service's |
| relay restrictions. This is one of the few ways that service providers can block spam. |
| If you're in this situation, you can use a couple of approaches to send outgoing mail without relying |
| on the service provider's server. First, if your ISP gives you an e-mail account, you can configure |
| the settings for your other e-mail accounts to use the ISP's e-mail server for outgoing mail. Just |
| enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the ISP's server in the account settings. |
| If you have a broadband connection, another handy option is to install your own SMTP relay server. |
| Windows 2000 includes an SMTP server component as part of IIS that you can use to send outgoing |
| To get going with SMTP, run the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel and click |
| Add/Remove Windows Components. Double-click the Internet Information Services (IIS) item and |
| select SMTP Service. Click OK and then follow through the rest of the wizard to complete the |
| installation. Finally, configure your e-mail client to use localhost as the outgoing mail server |
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