Cannot send CDO.Message from Windows Server 2012

Hi Experts,
I've moved my website from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012.

The problem I encountered is that I can't send email. The code below worked on the old server but it gives me an error on Windows Server 2012.

Set myMail=CreateObject("CDO.Message")
myMail.Subject= request.form("Subject") & " - Test" ' subject of the email
myMail.From= request.form("Email")
myMail.To="webmaster@mysite.com"
myMail.HTMLBody = request.form("Message") & "<b>Test</b>"
myMail.Send
set myMail=nothing


After I submit I get the following error:

CDO.Message.1 error '80040220'
The "SendUsing" configuration value is invalid.

SMTP Server is installed on Windows Server 2012, but the email feature still doesn't work.
I would appreciate your help.
romsomAsked:
Who is Participating?

Improve company productivity with a Business Account.Sign Up

x
Advertise Here
 
Big MontyConnect With a Mentor Senior Web Developer / CEO of ExchangeTree.org Commented:
most likely a permissions issue on the IIS meta database. This article explains 3 possible solutions, one of them is a code change if you don't want to go messing with permissions:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/akashb/archive/2010/05/24/error-cdo-message-1-0x80040220-the-quot-sendusing-quot-configuration-value-is-invalid-on-iis-7-5.aspx
0
 
romsomAuthor Commented:
I've tried the methods suggested and my error message changed:

CDO.Message.1 error '80070005'

Access is denied.

The code change gave me this same error message. I don't know what to do with it.
0
 
Big MontySenior Web Developer / CEO of ExchangeTree.org Commented:
make sure your IUSR account has access to the folder where the emails are being sent out.
0
Has Powershell sent you back into the Stone Age?

If managing Active Directory using Windows Powershell® is making you feel like you stepped back in time, you are not alone.  For nearly 20 years, AD admins around the world have used one tool for day-to-day AD management: Hyena. Discover why.

Put the Hammer Down
 
romsomAuthor Commented:
IUSR has access, but the error message is the same
0
 
Big MontySenior Web Developer / CEO of ExchangeTree.org Commented:
did you try the method of changing the permissions for the meta database?
0
 
romsomAuthor Commented:
What I'm doing is right click the web site in IIS > Edit Permissions > Security > IUSR and grant full access.
How can I change the permissions for the meta database?
0
 
Big MontySenior Web Developer / CEO of ExchangeTree.org Commented:
taken from the link i posted:

Grant the IIS_IUSRS group read access to the /LM/SmtpSvc/ and /LM/SmtpSvc/1/ nodes in the IIS Metabase. How can you do it? You can download the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=67351. This resource kit includes a Metabase Explorer that works with IIS 6.0 or IIS 7.0 with IIS 6 Management Compatibility role services installed. On IIS 7.0, the IIS Admin Service must be running for the Metabase Explorer tool to work correctly.
Why will this work? It will work because IIS 7 automatically adds the IIS_IUSRS membership to the worker processes token at runtime. By doing this, accounts that have been defined to run as 'application pool identities' no longer need to explicitly be part of the IIS_IUSRS group.
0
 
romsomAuthor Commented:
I've downloaded it and I even made sure that the files are in Program Files.
I also restarted the server, but nothing changed. Isn't the problem that I have IIS 8?
0
 
Dave BaldwinConnect With a Mentor Fixer of ProblemsCommented:
Here is an Amazon article with pictures about using IIS 6 SMTP on Server 2012: http://sesblog.amazon.com/post/TxAXMJU3AAN5JA/Using-IIS-SMTP-on-Windows-2008-2012-with-Amazon-SES
0
 
romsomAuthor Commented:
I've followed the Amazon article, but I still get this error message:

CDO.Message.1 error '80070005'

Access is denied.
0
 
romsomAuthor Commented:
Thank you for your help; it's finally working! I needed to give write permission to the folder C: \ inetpub \ mailroot \ Pickup and that solved the problem. I also found this page helpful:
http://double-slash.net/2010/10/19/cdo-message-1-error-80070005-access-is-denied/
0
Question has a verified solution.

Are you are experiencing a similar issue? Get a personalized answer when you ask a related question.

Have a better answer? Share it in a comment.

All Courses

From novice to tech pro — start learning today.