The Email Communications system settings link links FlexDeploy to your email server to enable outbound event notifications, and optional inbound reply processing for approval responses.
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SMTP Host Name | Host name of the SMTP server for event notifications. |
SMTP Host Port | Host port of the SMTP server for event notifications. |
SMTP User | SMTP Authentication user |
SMTP Password | The SMTP User's password |
SMTP From Address | Address from which all outbound emails are sent |
IMAP Host Name | Host name of the IMAP server for inbound email processing. Required if email approvals are enabled. |
IMAP Host Port | Host port of the IMAP server for inbound email processing. Required if email approvals are enabled. |
IMAP User | IMAP Authentication user. Defaults to the SMTP User. |
IMAP Password | The IMAP User's Password. Defaults to the SMTP Password. |
Enable TLS | Identifies if the communication channel requires Transport Layer Security (TLS). |
Enable Email |
Password for the SMTP/IMAP server user authentication.
Enable users to reply with response for approval event notifications.
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Approval | Enable approvals by email reply. Requires IMAP host name/port amd user/password | |||||
Email Reply Folder | The email folder to process replies from. Defaults to INBOX if not specified. All inbound emails will be sent to default inbox folder, but rules can generally be configured on mail servers to move them to other folders if desired.
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Approval Reply Address | Return address for approval replies. Defaults to the SMTP From Address.
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Email Reply Process Interval | Frequency in which FlexDeploy processes inbound messages from the Email . Required if email approvals are enabled. Default value is 5 minutes. Any change requires a restart of the FlexDeploy server for changes to take effect. | |||||
Email Reply Process Count | Number of email messages which are read and processed each interval. The limit prevents Spam or DoS attacks from impacting the performance of the FlexDeploy server. Required if email approvals are enabled. Default value is 30 messages. |
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Once the configuration is complete, you can click on the Send Test Email button to send a test email to validate the SMTP related settings. | ||
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Don't know if we would actually want to display this, but just in case: Google's SMTP Server Settings: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7104828?hl=en |