Yup, this happens to us whenever we upgrade or reinstall SmarterMail. 

Yes, the SmarterMail installer overwrites the \SmarterMail\MRS\web.config on every upgrade.

 

If you don't want to keep adding your URL Rewrite for HTTP > HTTPS to the \MRS\web.config on every update then you would want to add your URL Rewrite at the Server level instead of the Website level (this is assuming that your server is only running SmarterMail and no other websites).

 

The global file is located: C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config

 

You would add your Rewrite Rule as follows:

 

        <rewrite>
            <globalRules>
                <rule name="Redirect to HTTPS" stopProcessing="true">
                    <match url="(.*)" />
                    <conditions>
                        <add input="{HTTPS}" pattern="^OFF$" />
                    </conditions>
                    <action type="Redirect" url="https://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:1}" redirectType="SeeOther" />
                </rule>
            </globalRules>
        </rewrite>

Thanks for the info.  That explains it. 

 

As I mentioned, it's not a huge deal, more just an annoyance.  It might be worth SmarterTools adding a note to the upgrade procedures though, as it was something that has to be fixed after every upgrade for those of us that use it.

Hello Nathan,

 

I wanted to give you a heads up that the ability to force all traffic over HTTPS will be a native setting option in SmarterMail 16.x, which is currently in BETA and scheduled for final release this first quarter of the year. Going forward, once your site is configured in IIS and a valid SSL cert is installed on the server, you can enable a setting in SmarterMail to require an SSL connection. This setting will be found in the Miscellaneous Settings > Server Info section. The Administrator will see the following settings: Require SSL and Allow domains to override SSL Requirement. 

 

For versions earlier than 16.x, we would recommend following Scarab's suggestion of adding your URL rewrite on the server level instead. 

 

Thank you!