SharePoint development environment and email support.

One problem I allways face when developing, is how to test email functionallity within a SharePoint development evironment. I usually have one machine that handles AD, DHCP, DNS and then connect my dev computers to this domain. But how about email to send email notifications from workflows etc?

Can I use gmail as an smtp so I dont have to set one up myself? well yes I can ;D

found this quick guide and It works like a charm.

http://fmuntean.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/how-to-configure-iis-smtp-server-to-forward-emails-using-a-gmail-account/