SharePoint Incoming email
The incoming e-mail feature of Microsoft SharePoint Server enables SharePoint sites to receive and store e-mail messages and attachments in lists and libraries.
A) Get IP assigned to hostnamePerform the following steps on the server that has the Service “Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Incoming E-Mail” startedB) Install IIS 6.0 Manager – With windows2008, SMTP requires the INETMGR from IIS6
- Verify that you have the following administrative credentials:
- You must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.
- Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
- In Server Manager, click Roles.
- In Role Services, click Add Role Services.
- On the Select Role Services page, select Management Tools and IIS 6 Management compatibility, and then click Install.
C) Install the SMTP service
- Verify that you have the following administrative credentials:
- You must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.
- Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
- In Server Manager, click Features.
- In Features Summary, click Add Features to open the Add Features Wizard.
- On the Select Features page, select SMTP Server.
- In the Add Features Wizard dialog box, click Add Required Features, and then click Next.
- On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
- On the Installation Results page, ensure that the installation finished successfully, and then click Close.
D) Configure the SMTP service
- Verify that you have the following administrative credentials:
- You must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.
- Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager.
- In IIS Manager, expand the server name that contains the SMTP server that you want to configure.
- Right-click the SMTP virtual server that you want to configure, and then click Start.
- Right-click the SMTP virtual server that you want to configure, and then click Properties.
- On the Access tab, in the Access control area, click Authentication.
- In the Authentication dialog box, verify that Anonymous access is selected.
- Click OK.
- On the Access tab, in the Relay restrictions area, click Relay.
- To enable relaying from any server, click All except the list below.
- To accept relaying from one or more specific servers, follow these steps:
- Click Only the list below.
- Click Add, and then add servers one at a time by IP address, or in groups by using a subnet or domain.
- Click OK to close the Computer dialog box.
- Click OK to close the Relay Restrictions dialog box.
- Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
Set the SMTP Service to start automatically
- Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
- In Services, right-click Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and then select Properties.
- In the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Properties dialog box, on the General tab, in the Startup type list, select Automatic.
- Click OK.
F) Configure incoming e-mail from Central Administration:
- Verify that you have the following administrative credentials:
- You must be a member of the Administrators group on the computer that is running the SharePoint Central Administration Web site.
- In Central Administration, click System Settings.
- On the System Settings page, in the E-Mail and Text Messages (SMS) section, click Configure incoming e-mail settings.
- If you want to enable sites on this server to receive e-mail, on the Configure Incoming E-mail Settings page, in the Enable Incoming E-Mail section, click Yes.
- Select the Advanced settings mode and can specify a drop folder
G) After configuring incoming e-mail, site administrators can configure e-mail–enabled lists and document libraries.