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Setting-Up IIS SMTP Logging

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For proper operation, ES-Insight requires that the Default SMTP Server be configured to write the full messaging details into the IIS SMTP server logs.

By default, Microsoft's Internet Information Service (IIS) is not configured for the SMTP Server to log full message details. Access the IIS Manager to set-up the log fields required by ES-Insight.

STEP SUMMARY
1)	ACCESSING THE IIS MANAGER
2)	ENABLING IIS SMTP LOGGING
3)	SETTING THE DAILY SCHEDULE
4)	SETTING EXTENDED LOGGING PROPERTIES

ACCESSING THE IIS MANAGER

Load the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and locate the SMTP server to configure.

Right-click on the server and select the "Properties" item in the drop-down menu.

ENABLING IIS SMTP LOGGING

Select the "General" tab under the Default SMTP Virtual Server Properties.

Check the "Enable logging" box.

In the "Active log format" files select "W3C Extended Log File Format" from the drop-down menu list.

Select the "Properties..." button to continue configuration.

SETTING THE DAILY SCHEDULE

After the "Active log format" "Properties..." button is pressed, the "Extended Logging Properties" screen is displayed. Select the "General Properties" tab.

For the "Log Time Period", choose "Daily" (default) unless extremely high email traffic is experienced.

If a log file is larger than 5MB (apx. 20,000 messages per day) ES-Insight will take too long to perform analysis and search. In this case, an "Hourly" period may be better.

Also, check the "Use local time for file naming and rollover". If unchecked, IIS uses GMT time to perform rollovers to a new log files.

Note the location of the "Log file directory". ES-Insight requires this information to locate the IIS SMTP log files.

SETTING "EXTENDED LOGGING PROPERTIES"

Select the "Extended Properties" tab.

All properties found under this tab should be checked.

The SMTP Server is now configured to save all information into the IIS Server logs for use by ES-Insight.

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