Plan and configure SharePoint incoming email

The procedure is as follows:

1. install and configure IIS 6.0 SMTP service on SharePoint Server

2. Create an organizational unit in Active Directory and grant the permission to the account of the application pool.

3. Configure incoming e-mail on the SharePoint Management Center site.

· Use the created ou asThe container that holds the Active Directory of the new discribution group and contracts to be created.

"Active Directory container where new distribution groups and contacts will be created ".

· Use the Sharepoint Server installed with SMTP serviceSMTP server that accepts incoming mail

"SMTP mail server for incoming mail"

4. If you use the "advanced" mode, Configure permissions for email Dorp folder.

5. Configure the DNS manager to create an MX record for the Sharepoint Server Running the SMTP service.

6. Create a ctor on the Exchange server to send emails to the SMTP service of the Sharepoint Server.

7. Enable the incoming email option in the document library to test whether the function works normally. An ad contact should be automatically created and use the email address you specified.

 

For more information, seeArticle:

Plan incoming e-mail (Office Sharepoint Server)

Http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263260.aspx

Configure incoming e-mail settings (Office Sharepoint Server)

Http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262947.aspx