SMTP Services on Windows7

Question

i read here in other threads that Windows 7 does not include the SMTP service anymore, so it doesn't have a local SMTP server. all threads directed the Questioners to other, 3rd party SMTP services. The question is: is there any other way of configuring a local SMTP server yet? or is it still an open issue, and i have no choice but to use a 3rd party software?

Answer 1

Since Windows 7 doesn't have a smtp service only other way I could find that you could set up a Microsoft smtp server would be using "IIS6 management console" which comes after installing "Remote Server Administration Tools". From what I read you cannot install Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows 7 with SP1 but seeing your comment I guess there is a version specifically for SP1.

Using a 3rd party smtp server for production I would recommend hMailServer. It's free and recommended on a lot of posts about free smtp. Before using .net to connect to it you will need to setup Domain and Accounts for it to work.

If you just need a smtp server for testing you could use smtp4dev.

Windows 7/Vista/XP/2003/2010 compatible dummy SMTP server. Sits in the system tray and does not deliver the received messages. The received messages can be quickly viewed, saved and the source/structure inspected. Useful for testing/debugging software that generates email.