How To Administer the NT Option Pack SMTP and NNTP Services from a Remote NT Workstation (290087)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Personal Web Server 4.0 for NT Workstation version 4.0
This article was previously published under Q290087
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SUMMARY

The Microsoft Management Console administration snap-ins for the Microsoft Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) services that are included with Internet Information Server (IIS) version 4.0 allow administration from Microsoft Windows NT Server computers only. With the extensions that are included in the IIS Resource Kit, you can administer these services from a remote Windows NT Workstation computer as well.

NOTE: Microsoft Product Support Services does not support Resource Kit utilities.

MORE INFORMATION

To install these components on a Windows NT Workstation computer, follow these steps:
  1. Ensure that the Windows NT Workstation computer is running Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later.
  2. Ensure that Internet Explorer 4.01 or later is installed.
  3. Run Setup for IIS 4.0. For the installation type, select Custom.
  4. On the Start menu, point to Settings, point to Control Panel, and click Add/Remove Programs. Select Personal Web Server and click Show Subcomponents.
  5. Click Internet Service Manager.
  6. Complete the IIS 4.0 installation.
  7. Run Setup from one of the following locations:
    • The IIS Resource Kit\Utility\SMTP-NNTP Admin\NNTP folder
    • The IIS Resource Kit\Utility\SMTP-NNTP Admin\SMTP folder of the IIS Resource Kit CD
    • The \IIS Resource Kit folder of the computer on which you have installed the IIS Resource Kit
  8. For the installation type, select Typical.
  9. Open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). To do this, on the Start menu, point to Programs, and then click Microsoft Management Console.
  10. Click Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, Microsoft Personal Web Server, and Internet Service Manager. In the left pane, expand the Console Root and Internet Information Server nodes.
  11. Right-click the icon for the current Personal Workstation and click Connect. Type the name of the remote NNTP or SMTP server you want to administer. When the connection to the remote server is made, a node for the server appears in the tree. If you expand this node, you expose the NNTP or SMTP administration snap-ins.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/23/2005
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