Microsoft KB Archive/268871

= Remote Administration of Direct Mailer Causes &quot;Invalid SMTP Server&quot; Error Message =

Article ID: 268871

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q268871



SYMPTOMS
When you configure the Personalization and Membership (P&M) snap-in to administer a remote host in the Site Server Microsoft Management Console (MMC), and then right-click Direct Mail Properties, the following error message occurs:

Invalid SMTP server

This error message seems to hinder remote administration of the Direct Mailer feature. Even if a valid SMTP server is running on both the remote and local computers, the error message still occurs. It is not possible to work around this error message by using an IP address.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Site Server version 3.0.



MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce the Behavior:  On computer A, create a Membership Server instance that uses Direct Mailer. On computer B, right-click the P&M snap-in icon in the Site Server MMC, and select then click Add Host. Enter the NetBIOS or IP name of computer A. Double-click on the instance that was created in step 1. Right-click the Direct Mail icon, and then click Properties. Click OK in the Properties dialog box. The &quot;Invalid SMTP server&quot; error message appears. Also, if you click the Check Password button, the following error message appears

Invalid Password. Also, make sure that the server and user names that you entered are correct.

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Additional query words: ss3 direct mail dm list message builder

Keywords: kbprb KB268871

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