c:\inetpub is there, but not the subdirectory: 'mailroot\'
I recently installed a new HP server computer with Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation pre-installed.
Should \mailroot\ automatically be installed, or is this a manual step?
It is needed for sending and receiving email to/from the web apps that I'm
hosting on the server; web apps written in Visual Basic 2010, etc.software developer

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mailroot will only appear if you install the SMTP's feature installed. I can confirm that I don't see that folder on any server that does not have that feature.

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there for small step to activate it; (nb, I add that pop3 is no longer available in 2008)

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