Add POP Services to the VPC
Today I add the next section in my series to create a SharePoint VPC. In this blogitem we add POP services to the VPC to enable mail actions on the server without installing the full blown Exchange Server.
First start the "Manage Your Server" console.
Click Add or remove a role in the Manage Your Server Roles section.
Click Next to continue.
Select Mail Server (POP3, SMTP) and Click Next to continue.
As we created an Active Directory VPC select the Active Directory-Integrated item for the Authentication method, add your domain name you want to use for the VPC and click Next to continue.
Click Next to continue.
The selections will be applied.
Components configured.
Done, the Server is Now a Mail Server, click Next to continue.
Notice the Mail Server role is now available in the Manage Your Server console. Click Manage This Mail Server.
Select the domain name, and click Add Mailbox
Enter the name, administrator in this case, deselect the Create associated user for this mailbox checkbox. Click OK to continue.
Mailbox creation is confirmed. Click OK to continue.
Notice the user is created.
Next start Outlook Express.
Go to Tools - Accounts and select the Mail tab. From there click Add.
Enter the user Name: Administrator. Click Next to continue.
Enter the mail address for the user you just created. Click Next to continue.
Next enter the server name for incoming and ougoing mail. Enter the server name as you can find in the POP service manager. Click Next to continue.
Insert the login information, username and password and check the Remember password checkbox. Click Next to continue.
The account is now created. Click finish to go back to the accounts dialog.
Click Close to close the accounts dialog.
Create a mail message to test the mail. Send a mail to yourself.
You've got mail!
You received mail from yourself, open it to check it out!
That's it, your machine is now configured with mail server options. Next we will add SQL Server to the VPC.
To be continued...