Smtp

how would i go about setting the SMTP up on my IIS???

Would asking what IIS version be too much?

In W2K/XP open the IIS management console found in Administrative Tools. You set up the IIS SMTP server there.

i have IIS VS. 5.1, i've tryed every thing from the help files to missing around with it my self and the only thing that i was able to do is send a Test email but i wasn't able to send one back to the server.

And ... ?

and i need help setting it up correctly. like a step by step instractions on how to set up my SMTP on my IIS and how to get it working right

In the IIS MMC right-click on the Virtual SMTP Server node, open the properties, and set everything as you require. There is online help available.

There may be some articles at www.iisfaq.com

what does MMC mean again??

MMC is an abbreviation for Microsoft Management Console. Which is what the IIS management tool is one of. See my first reply to your question.

do i have to have this (SMTP) for me to be able to send a e-mail from a form. like when some one signs up the form adds them to the database first then sends an e-mail to an e-mail account on yahoo?

If you want code to generate an email you need some email component like CDONTS or CDOSYS, and you need a SMTP engine either the IIS SMTP or if your email component allows it, some other SMTP server. I use a component that sends mail from my hosted SMTP server. I don't use CDO, I believe you need to use the server's SMTP server with CDONTS or CDOSYS.

so i take that as a 'NO', well then all i got to say is "CRAP & oh well"

Take it as "YES" you need SMTP (somewhere) to send Internet email from your code.

opps ya thats what i meant to say... my bad...lol

If you have any specific configuration questions ask. You might look for some basic SMTP tutorials, because if you don't have a good understanding of how Email works you'll have a pretty hard time figuring out how to configure a mail server.