SMTP installed with VWD?

[Mark B]

I have a new Vista Laptop and have recently downloaded Visual Web Developer
2008. I have .Net 3.5

I am wanting to test the mail sending functionality using System.Net.Mail.

Did VWD install an SMTP/IIS7 server on this Vista machine? I have been
trying to figure out how to find the SMTP if there is one.

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

No. VWD doesn't install IIS 7 or any features. It installs it's own dev
server, which is essentially an older project called Cassini that was
developed to enable ASP.Net developers to test on Win XP Home (since it
didn't come with IIS). To install IIS you have to use the control panel |
Programs and Features | Turn on/off windows features. You'll then have to
register aspnet with IIS using the aspnet_regiis found in the framework
directory (though I don't remember the exact syntax to use since I haven't
done it in ages).

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - Expression