server programs

hi all,

recently i tried to set up a server on a windows platform (i know this isn't the best, but i don't have any courage to start working on linux right now ).
it's an apache2 webserver with php 5.1.1 and mysql 5.0.
atm i'm looking for a smtpserver( i've checked out this post), but i can't seem to find one, and the one i've allready found i don't seem to get them configurated.

i tried postcast smtp and arGoSoft mailserver (freeware) so far, but both give an error while trying to send email.

the postcast couldn't send testmails to my email address
the arGoSoft mailserver gives no error, but when i'm trying to use it in combination with php, php gives he following error:
Warning: mail() [function.mail]: SMTP server response: 551 User not local. We don't relay in E:\Documenten\Server\Scripts en Templates\testmail.php on line 6

does anybody knows a beter mailserver or knows what the problem is?

many thanx in advance
UnrealEd

[smartkid]

use xampp, much easyer http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
it has somthing called murcury that I think is a mail server program. a small note that if your port 80 is blocked by your ISP it is known to have problems

a small note that if your port 80 is blocked by your ISP it is known to have problems

what do you mean? i'm not familiar with the network language srry.
i access my webserver through port 80

greetz,
UnrealEd

trying to run an smtp server from a range of addresses making up homes (that is, things like cable internet and ADSL) is essentially impossible. almost all servers are running blacklists which have all of these addresses in a very large block of blacklists which will prevent them from accepting mail. the good side of this is that if you are infected with an email sending worm, it's less likely to propagate massively, the bad side is that no home email servers. the best thing you can do, is to setup your server to send to another smtp server as a client versus as a server, using typical client authentication. Receiving email is another story. you can try setting your port to something other than 25 if your ISP is blocking 25, but then you might need to futz with DNS entries to make sure other ISPs know where to send the email to.

so that's the problem:
i have cable internet.

you mean by using an external smtp server such as hotmail or gmail?

Greetz,
UnrealEd

[Jason425]

good point... many residential ISPs block those kind of ports...