Setup mail server on Windows 2k server

Need to setup mail server, smtp and pop access

[bmcgee]

Can someone give me a few pointers on getting a mail server running on my server? I have zero knowledge about mail servers.

I have started the mail server in IIS, and I can send emails and I see them in the mail spool file.

However, I would like to have web-based access to the emails. Is that a 3rd party software I should install to allow that ability?

Also, I want to be able to use Outlook for POP and SMTP access. How do I get that all set up?

Any pointers to great resources with solid examples would be deeply appreciated!

[txbakers]

I would recommend without hesitation the Merak mail server. It's fairly inexpensive for the basic version and I've never had a problem with it.

[icewarp.us...]

There are also some free mail servers, but I didn't like the lack of features/protection etc.

The problem with using the Windows SMTP server is that it doesn't have a separate interface for managing users. I think all the users would have to be setup as users on the server itself, which I don't like. Same with the FTP server, better to go with an outside party.

[mrMister]

I'd recommend MailEnable.

The free version has all the features that an average user would need. Enhanced versions with extra features can be purchased.

[mailenable.com...]