Enabling E-Mail Notification Upon Account Creation In Windows Server 2003

This guide outlines how to enable e-mail notification of Account Creation for Deki in Windows Server 2003.

Add Windows Component

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  1. In Windows, go the Control Panel, click on Add/Remove Programs, and click on Add/Remove Windows Components.

 

Select Component Class

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  1. Click Application Server.
  2. Click Details.

 

Select Service

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  1. Select Internet Information Services (IIS).
  2. Click Details.

 

Add SMTP Service Component

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  1. Check the box next to SMTP Service.
  2. Click OK.

 

Finish the SMTP Installation

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  1. Click OK until you get back to the Windows Component Wizard main screen. Click Next.

 

Configure the SMTP Server

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  1. Inside of the IIS Services Manager, right-click on Default SMTP Virtual Server, and click Properties.

 

Enable Anonymous Access

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  1. Click the Access tab, and make sure "Anonymous access" is checked. Click Ok.

 

Enable Localhost Relay

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  1. Click Relay, and click Add...
  2. In the IP Address box, type in 127.0.0.1. This will permit e-mail relaying from the localhost.
  3. Click Ok all the way out of the SMTP Virtual Server Properties.

 

Add the SMTP Server to LocalSettings.php

Browse to C:\Program Files\MindTouch\MindTouch Deki\web, and open the LocalSettings.php file. Add the following line:

$wgSMTPServers = "localhost";

Save the file, and restart the Deki web site inside of IIS. This should allow Deki to email notifications for account creation.

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