What are the pros and cons of using Microsoft's own SMTP server versus a third party one?

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I need to setup a SMTP relay for some web applications that need to send email to its users. I've used hMailServer for that task previously, but I'm thinking of switching to IIS SMTP Virtual Server.

What are the pros and cons of using Microsoft's own SMTP server versus a third party one?

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