Connecting to the SMTP mail server

To connect to the mail server you must create an SMTP (MIME) connector:

1	Right-click the Platform view and select New Output Connector > Generic.

2	Double-click the connector. The Output Connector Settings dialog box opens.

3	In the physical layer, select Connector type > SMTP (MIME).

4	Configure the settings (see below) and click OK.

TCP/IP profile

Use TCP/IP profile to specify the connection settings to the mail server. The connection settings are specified in a TCP/IP profile resource. You must first create the TCP/IP profile resource, and then browse to and select this resource as value for TCP/IP profile. See TCP/IP profiles in the Profile configurations documentation for information about how to create TCP/IP profiles.

The only mandatory setting for the TCP/IP profile is the host. If you need to use another port number than 25 you must also specify the port number in the TCP/IP profile.

Authentication profile

Use Authentication profile to specify the logon credentials to the mail server. The logon credentials are specified in an Authentication profile resource. You must first create the Authentication profile resource, and then browse to and select this resource as value for Authentication profile. See Authentication profiles in the Profile configurations documentation for information about how to create Authentication profiles.

Alternate TCP/IP profile

Use Alternate TCP/IP profile to specify the connection settings to an alternate mail server. The connection settings are specified in a TCP/IP profile resource. You must first create the TCP/IP profile resource, and then browse to and select this resource as value for Alternate TCP/IP profile. See TCP/IP profiles in the Profile configurations documentation for information about how to create TCP/IP profiles.

Domain name

Use Domain name to specify the domain of the StreamServer that creates the email. A mail server is normally configured to serve a specific domain, and Domain name must be a name accepted by the mail server.

Certificate store profile

Use Certificate store profile to specify which certificates and private keys to use to sign and encrypt emails. Certificates and private keys are specified in a Certificate store profile resource. You must first create the Certificate store profile resource, and then browse to and select this resource as value for Certificate store profile. See Certificate store profiles for information about how to create Certificate store profiles.

Sign

If you want to sign the emails, you must select a Certificate store and select Sign.

Encrypt

If you want to encrypt the emails, you must select a Certificate store and select Encrypt.

DSN On Failure

You can specify how much of the original message to return in case of a delivery failure.

•	Headers Only –Select to only return the headers.

•	Full Context – Select to include the complete message in the error message.