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PHP: cant send emails using local smtp server

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Hey, i am working on a windows server 2003 running iis 6, i have php and smtp working, but i can access the localhost somehow through php... i get this error: Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in D:\sLysdal\email.php on line 2 the script is: <? if(mail("s@*****.org","mah subject","mah message")) { echo "ITS ALIVE!!!!"; } else { echo "no"; } ?> and no, it dosnt need a password it have port 25 forwarded i have set the php.ini options to be localhost on port 25 and a send from email

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