Comments on: Install CDONTS mail component and SMTP on Windows Server 2008

By: Noyee

Noyee — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:04:26 +0000

1) Copy CDONTS.dll from another server to C:WindowsSysWOW64

2) Run regsvr32 c:windowsSysWOW64cdonts.dll

3) Grant the appropriate permissions on C:inetpubmailrootpickup (I granted USERS group Modify permissions). You could get permission denied if the folder security isn't adjusted.

4) I'm assuming you have installed the SMTP Service located in Server Manager > Features > SMTP Server option

5) Make sure when you when you install the SMTP service, you enable Relay for localhost > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS6) > SMTP Virtual Server > Right click, Properties > Access Tab > Relay button > Add 127.0.0.1 in the option. Also enable logging for additional troubleshooting.

By: Chris.NET

Chris.NET — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:52:01 +0000

Hi. Your step-by-step guide did it for me. I was able to get it working on my W2008 server in a breeze! Thanks.

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By: Milind

Milind — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:52:40 +0000

hi,

I followed all the above steps & still the mail was not received at the other end.

Please suggest what could be the problem.

regards,

Milind

By: chuy

chuy — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:54:06 +0000

works like a charm after enabling the 32 bit app support on he advanced properties.

By: John

John — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:34:24 +0000

For those who are still getting errors when trying to register cdonts.dll, if your OS is 64-bit, you have to copy cdonts.dll into C:WindowsSysWOW64 instead of C:WindowsSystem32, and then run "regsvr32 cdonts.dll" from inside that folder. That's what worked for me on Windows 2008 64-bit.

By: Filippo Franchini

Filippo Franchini — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:32:32 +0000

Any hints on getting CDONTS to work under fu..ing Windows 7?

By: JPPinto

JPPinto — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:55:28 +0000

my advise to you would be to check out which components they do support, then finding an ASP script that is compatible with those components. Or just beg your ISP to drop the file on the server.

By: Hans

Hans — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:29:01 +0000

What if my ISP does not want to install the component. I like to re-code my sendmail_cdo.asp but have no clue how to do that. Any help much appreciated!

By: JPPinto

JPPinto — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:10:24 +0000

Thanks…. On 2003 it opens Computer Management, on 2008 it opens Server Manager.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:01:49 +0000

Excellent article, just what I was looking for.

Although under the section 'Installing SMTP' you say "Probably the quickest way to open Server Manager is to right click "My Computer" and choose "Manage", incorrect, that opens the Computer Management screen, not Server Manager :p

Thanks for a great article, among a sea of useless articles out there.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:27:36 +0000

Got my CDONTS working on Windows 2008 but if the from is set as something not containing @ symbol, it doesn't work. Is there a windows setting i can update to get around this?

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:17:29 +0000

Followed this guide (and others!) and still had my legacy app fail with a 500 error. Finally traced the problem to the application pool…. If you are using a 64bit OS remember to enable 32bit app support in the application pool.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:30:21 +0000

Its in the queue folder because you have to set up a smtp relay through a mail gateway. I am writing a guide on how to do this using google's gmail you can do it through exchange server too.

By: KoolWebDezign

KoolWebDezign — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:41:35 +0000

This message was a great help. Very well written and easy to follow. I got all the way through and my email has landed in the 'Queue' folder. I am wondering now what we can do administratively to control the release of the email from the 'Queue' folder.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:37:21 +0000

Run command prompt as administrator then register it Pranav

Can't get things to work on Server 2008R2 though! It says it's registered but you cant create an object of it!

By: Pranav

Pranav — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:38:09 +0000

Hi,

I downloaded the cdonts.zip, Unzip it and copied cdonts.dll in c:windowssystem32 folder. But when I I try to register, I gor following message :

The Module "c:windowssystem32cdonts.dll" failed to load

What could be the reason?

By: Saugata Roy

Saugata Roy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:45:20 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the wonderful article. I could successfully implement SMTP service on our new Windows 2008 server without any hassle.

By: JPPinto

JPPinto — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:09:46 +0000

If you do not see the role, most likely the version of 2008 you are running does support it (i.e. Hyper-V is only supported on 64-bit versions).

In your case, 2008 does not support SMTP on an Itanium-Based System. Please see the following technet article for more details:

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Feature Support:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc7723…