Stopping and starting a Domino Server’s SMTP service

Domino Server Settings

After updating mail routing settings on a Domino Server, typically the SMTP service needs to be restarted. The best way to do this operation is from the Domino Server Console.

Domino Server SMTP start

From the Admin UI:

  1. Click the Server – Status tab and select the Server Tasks view.
  2. Click Tools – Task – Start
  3. From the list of server tasks, select SMTP Server.
  4. Click Start Task.
  5. Click Done to close the Start New Task dialog box.

From the server console:
Look for diagnostic messages on the console. Allow several minutes on a busy server.

Domino Server SMTP stop

From the Admin UI:

  1. Click the Server – Status tab and select the Server Tasks view.
  2. Select SMTP Server from the list of tasks.
  3. Click Tools – Task – Stop, and then click Yes.

From the server console:
Look for diagnostic messages on the console. Allow several minutes on a busy server.

Domino Server SMTP restart

From the Admin UI:

  1. Click the Server – Status tab and select the Server Tasks view.
  2. Select SMTP Server from the list of tasks.
  3. Click Tools – Task – Restart, and then click Yes.

From the server console:
Look for diagnostic messages on the console. Allow several minutes on a busy server.

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