Free SMTP required

[Anayet]

I need a website service that provides free SMTP so that I can use it with my own email addresses (provided by provider only with pop3)

I was using SMTP from Mailops, but yesterday they decided to make there service a pay service.


Any links appreciates, hopefully good ones that will not turn into pay for use ones:)

Thanks in Advance

Anayet

[Chicken]

Any place that allows this will stop allowing this shortly due to spammers. I suggest you use your ISP's SMTP.

[mugma]

Hey, I had the same problem. My solution was to download the free version of the ArGoSoft Mail Server from www.argosoft.com, and set that up on my PC on 127.0.0.1. It's pretty straightforward to set up and use - I use it just for SMTP but if you have a permenant connection you can use it for POP as well.

[a1z]

Try site for pop and stmp http://softhome.net. I have used it for more that 3 years now, np.

Best try
a1z

[Chicken]

David, just be sure you haven't set your own computer up as an open relay (a spammer's dream). There are places you can test this, though I'm on another computer and don't have me links...

[mugma]

Thanks for the concern, Chicken, but I have taken precautions.

I don't have a permenant connection, therefore the server is only online when I am (not that much) and would be on a different IP address each time.

Also, I have forced SMTP authentication too, just in case someone does decide to harvest all my potential IP addresses and give it a go.

Regards,

Dave.

[Chicken]

Excellent, thought I'd mention it just in case...

[Anayet]

Mugma, did you enter 127.0.0.1 as the DNS Server???

What SMTP Name do I use??
For example, normally it would be something like:
mail.domain.com


Thanks
Anayet

[mugma]

Find out what to put in the DNS Server by the following:

start > run winipcfg > more info and copy exactly the value in the DNS server box.


127.0.0.1 is the name of the server running on your computer (local) so you use 127.0.0.1 instead of mail.whatever.com or pop.whatever.com or smtp.whatever.com in outlook.

If you have a permenant ip then you can assign a domain to it, but I don't so have never tried it :)

Hope this helped you - if you need any more hit reply

[Anayet]

I did all of that and it still does not work:(
Please help.

Do I have to enter users?

Or will it work just by entering the DNS settings, and local server address?

I entered the DNS server ip, the way instructed.
Entered the local domain as 127.0.0.1

Entered 127.0.0.1 in outlook expresses smtp section.
And still doesn't work.
Help:eek:

[Anayet]

Its working, Brilliantly.

I didn't realise I had to register the Active X Library:o

Anyway, I also have the full version, with the codes;) will try out that one too


Thanks Mugma for the help, and telling me about this brilliant program.


Anayet