Setting name

Description

SMTP: Server

Server to use for sending out email. This can be the IP-Address or DNS name of the server.

E.g. smtp.mycompany.com or smtp.gmail.com

SMTP: Port

Port on which the smtp server listens. Non-SSL Servers often use port 25 SSL servers often 465

Default: 25

SMTP: User name

Defines if communication with the SMTP server should be done over SSL

Default: false

Timeout

Timeout when communicating with the SMTP Server, if the SMTP Server does not answer within that time the server is considered as down.

Default: 30

SMTP: Sender address

If SMTP: Use sender's email address is not set this email address is used as the From: address in all outgoing emails.

If <%GS_SMTPREQUIREAUTHENTICATION%> is set this is used as the login for the SMTP server.

Default: <empty>

SMTP: Sender name

If SMTP: Use sender's email address is not set this is used as the sender name in the From: field of all outgoing emails.

User name

The username for authenticating against the SMTP server

Default: <empty>

SMTP: Password

Password used to login to the SMTP server

Default: <empty>

SMTP: Use sender's email address

If set the email address of the user sending the message will be used in the From field of the sent emails. If not the SMTP: Sender address will be used an the user's email address will only be used as Reply-To address.

SMTP: Allow attachments

If not set the Application Server will not send Attachments via this SMTP Server. Unset this if your SMTP server does not allow to send attachments, the Application Server will then be adviced to remove attachments from outgoing emails so that they can still be delivered