# IIS - Mailserver **URL:** \ **Category:** programming\ **Created:** [May 26, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iis-mailserver/21794 "2003-05-26T15:18:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fishtank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b3f665/32.png) [@fishtank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fishtank)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iis-mailserver/21794/1 "2003-05-26T15:18:40Z")
so, thanks to JUBBA for his great help… without it i would not have been able to install php into my IIS and a MySQL-server… i need only one more thing: does anyone know **how to configure the smtp-server in the IIS?** please help me … PS: Windows 2003 server really owns. although im not THE windows-friend, i really like it… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iis-mailserver/21794/2 "2003-05-26T22:33:14Z")
Unless things have changed with 2003 Server, there is no mail server software in IIS. You need to install a separate mail server package such as MS Exchange. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iis-mailserver/21794/3 "2003-05-27T05:21:51Z")
but my IIS has the option “virtual smtp server”… but im a newbie, so i dont really know…