Question : SBS 2003 without exchange

I have two server with SBS 2003.  but neither of them have exchange installed.  Reasons is that i found I did not have the expertise to maintain the server and since have used a hosted solution.

However there are certain functionalities in SBS that are cool, such as emailing of status report of the system, and emailing of incoming faxes.  Since I don;t have Exchange local to the server, i can never get these reports.

Is there a way to POP these over?  Or even connect to my hosted exchange solution in order to get these maintenance emails?

Answer : SBS 2003 without exchange

As mentioned above if you know your ISP smtp information you can setup a remote SMTP in IIS ..

1.  In IIS  click the SMTP virtual server, right-click Domains >  New > click Domain.  
2.  Click Remote> click Next.
3.  In name field type the name for your email domain > click Finish.
4. Right click this new domain entry > Properties
5. At the bottom choose option to Forward to smart host and then enter the smtp information for your ISP (See Image - same information you would use if you were POPing and needed to use ISP smtp server)
6. Point any app needing email to this iis server and you are good to go

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