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.
- Go to Tools > Options
- Select tab Local Domains
- Add "localhost" to list
and click ok!
Go to Tools > User
- 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"
Open You email client software i.e outlook express, incredimail, Thunderbird
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
Config email server name, internet mail logon
- 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
Ready to test
- 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 ----------------
// send e-mail to ...
$to="me@localhost";
// Your subject
$subject="Test";
// From
$header="from: your name <your email>";
// Your message
$message="Hello \r\n";
$message.="This is test\r\n";
$message.="Test again ";