How To Test Mail Server On Localhost
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Overview |
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ArGoSoft Mail Server
is full SMTP/POP3/Finger/IMAP server for all Windows platforms, which
will let you turn your computer into the email system. It is very
compact, takes about 1-5 Mb of disk space (depending on the version),
does not have any specific memory requirements, and what is the most
important - it's very easy to use.
Download
- Click here to download Mail Server Freeware
Similar Software
- Kerio Mail server (PC+MAC, Free Trial) |
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Run ArGoSoft Mail Server |
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| Run Argosoft you'll see this |
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Go to Tools > Options |
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- Go to Tools > Options
- Select tab Local Domains
- Add "localhost" to list
and click ok! |
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Go to Tools > User |
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- Go to Tools > User You'll see User Setup
- Click on Add New User icon
- fill your user name,
name, password user name refers to your email address
(user_name@localhost) Now! we have email address "me@localhost" |
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Open You email client software i.e outlook express, incredimail, Thunderbird |
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In this tutorial we use outlook express
- Open outlook express go to Tools > Accounts...
- Click Add > Mail
- Insert your name, insert your email that you have created in previous step (me@localhost)or else |
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Config email server name, internet mail logon |
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- Email server name - Incomming mail and Outgoing mail type "localhost"
- Internet mail logon - Account name type your user name (me) and the same password that created using Argosoft |
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Ready to test |
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- Now you're ready to
test, copy this code and save as filename.php and test open this file by
open url:http://localhost/filename.php
- Open Outlook to recieve email |
############### Code
<?
// ---------------- SEND MAIL FORM ----------------
$to="me@localhost";
$subject="Test";
$header="from: your name <your email>";
$message="Hello \r\n";
$message.="This is test\r\n";
$message.="Test again ";
$sentmail = mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);
if($sentmail){
echo "Email Has Been Sent .";
}
else {
echo "Cannot Send Email ";
}
?>
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Credit: You can see original article here. |
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