Configuring General SMTP Server Settings
To
access the configuration settings for an SMTP virtual server,
right-click it in IIS 6.0 Manager, and then select Properties. The
General tab includes details that specify the network connection
settings for the SMTP server. (See Figure 4.)
You can select an IP Address or All Unassigned from the drop-down list,
or you can use the Advanced button to configure multiple bindings.
The Advanced option
also enables you to change the port number on which the SMTP server can
be accessed. On the General tab, you can limit the number of connections
and set connection timeouts. Configuring these limits can help manage
performance for busy SMTP servers. You can also use the Enable Logging
option to store information about messages that are transmitted using
this SMTP virtual server. The Properties button gives you options for
determining the storage location of the log files. On the Advanced tab,
you can specify which types of information will be included in the log
file. You can view Log files by using a standard text editor such as
Windows Notepad. On busy SMTP servers, enabling logging can decrease
performance and increase disk space usage.
