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.

Mail server

Use Mail server 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 Mail server. 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.

Mail server user

Use Mail server user 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 Mail server user. See Authentication profiles in the Profile configurations documentation for information about how to create Authentication profiles.

Alternate mail server

Use Alternate mail server to specify the connection settings to an alternate mail server (used if the Mail server does not respond). 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 mail server. 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

Use Certificate store 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. 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.