How to search for SMTP Servers in a domain programmatically using ADSI?

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Here is a sample vbscript using which we can get SMTP servers instance names in a particular domain pragmatically via ADSI.

NOTE: Following programming examples is for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This sample code assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. This sample code is provided for the purpose of illustration only and is not intended to be used in a production environment.

 Option Explicit

 Dim conn

 Dim com

 Dim iAdRootDSE

 Dim strNC

 Dim strQry

 Dim RS

 Dim strstmsrv

 Dim svsSmtpserver

 Dim crServerName

  

 set conn = createobject("ADODB.Connection")

 set com = createobject("ADODB.Command")

 Set iAdRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE")

  

 strNC = iAdRootDSE.Get("configurationNamingContext")

  

 conn.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"

 conn.Open "ADs Provider"

 com.ActiveConnection = Conn

 com.ActiveConnection = Conn

  

 Wscript.echo

 Wscript.echo "SMTP Virtual Servers"

  

 'Get SMTP server query using protocolCfgSMTPServer object class

 strQry = "<LDAP://" & strNC & ">;(objectCategory=protocolCfgSMTPServer);name,distinguishedName;subtree"

  

 com.ActiveConnection = conn

 com.CommandText = strQry

  

 Set RS = com.Execute

  

 While Not RS.EOF

     strstmsrv = "LDAP://" & rs.fields("distinguishedName")

     set svsSmtpserver = getobject(strstmsrv)

     crServerName = mid(svsSmtpserver.distinguishedName,instr(svsSmtpserver.distinguishedName,"CN=Protocols,")+16,instr(svsSmtpserver.distinguishedName,",CN=Servers")-(instr(svsSmtpserver.distinguishedName,"CN=Protocols,")+16))

     wscript.echo

     wscript.echo "ServerName:" & crServerName

     

     RS.movenext

 wend

  

 Set RS=Nothing

 Set com=Nothing

 Set conn=Nothing

 

Here is another good example of where protocolCfgSMTPServer object class is used to find SMTP Virtual Server and set Message Restriction on an SMTP Virtual Server Using ADSI in VB @ Setting Message Restriction on an SMTP Virtual Server Using ADSI.

Hope this helps.