>Hello,
>
> I just installed Windows 2000 Server with 5 client licenses. I have a small local network with 5 computers connected. I used the DHCP SOHO option in the installation and the server is working well as far as I can tell. The TCP/IP addresses are being assigned properly, I can copy files accross the network, etc.
> I would like to have e-mail between the users on the local network. I do not, at least at the present time, want to do e-mail on the Internet.
> My question is how to implement a local e-mail server. I really don't want to purchase Exchange at $1,000 for 5 clients. I have looked at some other e-mail server packages that are less expensive. One from True North Software appears promising.
> The problem I am currently experiencing is that the True North e-mail server wants to use Port 25. When I installed Windows 2000 Server, the Default SMTP Virtual Server took Port 25. Apparently, I can not have both of them running at the same time.
> I want to have both e-mail and I want to use Windows 2000 Server as a web server for the local network, so I think I have to keep the Default SMTP Virtual Server on Port 25.
> Has anyone got any suggestions of how to set this up?
>
>Thanks,
>
>TFISHER

Go into the control panel and select the smtp service. Double click on that and set the startup to disabled. Make sure the service is stopped.