can IIS smtp role in windows server 2016 send mails direct to internet without exchange server

Tareq ALbhesy 1 Reputation point
2022-06-19T08:52:40.287+00:00

Do I need Exchange Server for SMTP only

I have a Web based application, through which i intend to send an email notifications to the users . I have put a IIS SMTP role on Windows 2016 Standard edition .
Do i need anything else apart from the SMTP server, like Exchange server for sending Emails. Again for clarification I only need to send Emails to the users and I am not suppose to receive emails through it.

note: we have already Exchange 2016 configured in our environment

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  1. Sreeju Nair 12,666 Reputation points
    2022-06-19T09:28:28.807+00:00

    Implementing Exchange Server just to send email from your website isn't worthy. I recommend you to subscribe to exchange online and use that to send email from your application.

    Refer: https://weblogs.asp.net/sreejukg/send-email-using-office-365-account-and-c


  2. Limitless Technology 39,931 Reputation points
    2022-06-21T08:20:41.653+00:00

    Hi there,

    Yes, it is possible. In order to send e-mail from an ASP.NET Web application, you must have the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service of Internet Information Services (IIS) installed and configured on your server. The IIS SMTP service is a simple component for forwarding e-mail messages to an SMTP server for delivery.

    Configure authenticated SMTP settings for POP3 and IMAP4 clients in Exchange Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/clients/pop3-and-imap4/configure-authenticated-smtp?view=exchserver-2019

    How to: Install and Configure SMTP Virtual Servers in IIS 6.0 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/aspnet/8b83ac7t(v=vs.100)

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