I attempted to setup my server to send out SMTP e-mail. I even tried a few different clientsand all of them fail. I have added exceptions for the application in windows firewall, even port 465 and 587 (I tried both, for my gmail setup). Then I even turned off window firewall. Should I check anything else? And is there a way I can check and trouble shoot for certain if port 465 or 587 is opening on my machine? Thanks

Hi there,You can use TCPView to check whether ports are in listening status, besides, you can run 'netstat -nao' to check the status.to troubleshoot if certain port is open on the local machine, you can try to telnet the port from another machine.Telnet 192.168.1.1 465Best regards,ScorprioMCTS: Windows Vista | Exchange Server 2007 MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician | Server & Enterprise Admin