SMTP Server Inside LAN to Receive Router Firewall Logs

Please let me know if this is not the appropriate group for this
question. If you know of better alternatives I'll be glad to abandon
this post and post it elsewhere.

I would like to capture the log files my DLink DI-604 router generates.
It provides NAT and SPI. It does not support authenticated SMTP. My ISP
rejects the reports it attempts to email to me as UCE. DLink Support
suggested that I install an SMTP server on my machine, inside the LAN
and mail my logs to that. I've also heard that with an 'internal' SMTP
server I might be able to direct the logs into an ongoing file. The Log
Setup page of the router allows me to specify (1) an SMTP Server/IP
Address and (2)an Email Address. It is an inexpensive but functional
device.

I do not want to do anything that would weaken the firewall provided by
the router. It seems to be blocking a regular flood of dropped UDP
packets which appear to be probing for open ports.

I'm not really interested in using the SMTP server to handle my normal
email traffic.

I've searched for SMTP server software, in particular freeware, and
found several examples. The terminology posted by the authors does not
let me understand which program might be most appropriate for my use.

Here are some particulars that might be important.

My OS is Windows 98SE (98 4.10.2222 A ) a Dell OEM package.

I use Mozilla 1.7.8 (Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.7.8)
Gecko/20050511) as my browser.

I have only 2 machines on my LAN.

If it is not obvious from my message, I am moderately competent with
computers, not an expert but also not a total novice. In replying,
please try to avoid highly technical jargon and or acronyms.

If you have solved this problem successfully I am particularly
interested in hearing from you.

Thanks,

Baumgrenze
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:58:42 2005