SMTP (MIME) output connector

The SMTP (MIME) connector is used to deliver output via SMTP email.

In this section

•	Platform settings

•	Runtime settings

•	Edit mail settings

•	Static email body editor

•	Mail Attachment dialog box

Platform settings

Setting	Description
Mail server	The TCP/IP profile resource that contains the connection settings to the 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	The Authentication profile resource that contains the logon credentials to the mail server. See Authentication profiles in the Profile configurations documentation for information about how to create authentication profiles.
Alternate mail server	The TCP/IP profile resource that contains the connection settings to an alternate mail server. Used if the Mail server does not respond.
Domain name	The domain of the StreamServer that creates the email. A mail server is normally configured to serve a specific domain, and the Domain name must be a name accepted by the mail server. Example: opentext.com
Certificate store	The Certificate store profile resource that contains the certificates and private keys used to sign and encrypt emails. See Certificate store profiles in the Profile configurations documentation for information about how to create Certificate store profiles.
Sign	Select to sign emails.
Encrypt	Select to encrypt emails.

 

Runtime settings

Setting	Description
Edit Mail	Opens the email editor. See Edit mail settings.
Code page	The code page for the email.
MIME encoding	The MIME encoding for subject, body, and attachments. • Default – Quoted Printable for subject and body. Base64 for attachments. • None – No encoding for the subject. The maximum number of characters in the subject is 65. No encoding for the body. Base64 for attachments. • Quoted Printable – Quoted Printable for subject, body, and attachments. • Base64 – Base64 for subject, body, and attachments.
S/MIME sign	Enable/disable signing of emails. Use static value or variable to enable (value=1) or disable (value=0).
S/MIME encrypt	Enable/disable encryption of emails. Use static value or variable to enable (value=1) or disable (value=0).
Store MIME envelope to disk	Select to store the email, including attachments, as a mime envelope. You can use this e.g. to store the email on disk, and then archive the email using the appropriate tool.
Store to path	The save path, including file name, of the mime envelope. For example: C:\storedEmails\$custno.mht

Edit mail settings

Setting	Description
Use process content as	Specifies how to use the output from the Process connected to the SMTP (MIME) connector: • Not used – the Process is only used to trigger the email without adding any output to the email. • Body – the output is used as email body. • Alternative body – the output is used as alternative email body. • Attachment – the output is attached to the email.
Attachment name	(Applicable only if Use Process content as = Attachment.) The name of the attached Process output. You can use variables in the name.
Convert PCL to PDF	(Applicable only if Use Process content as = Attachment.) Used if the Process output needs to be archived as PCL and also attached as PDF to the email. The driver used by the connector is in this case a PCL driver, and the attachment is converted from PCL to PDF.
Compress	(Applicable only if Use Process content as = Attachment.) Select to compress the attached Process output.
Output MIME type	The MIME type of the Process output: • Autoselect – the MIME type is derived from the driver used by the SMTP (MIME) connector. • Predefined – select the MIME type from the Predefined MIME Type drop-down list. • Custom – enter a custom MIME type in the Custom MIME Type field.
Use static body definition as	Specifies how to use static body definition: • Body – use as email body. • Alternative body – use as alternative email body. • Not used – do not use a static body.
From	Standard email attribute.
Display name	The display name. The From address is replaced by this name when the email is delivered to the recipient. This functionality must be supported by the email client.
Reply to	The address to reply to. Used by the email recipient instead of the From address when responding to an email.
To	Standard email attribute.
Cc	Standard email attribute.
Bcc	Standard email attribute.
Subject	Standard email attribute.
Request receipt	Select to request a delivery receipt. A notification is received when the email is delivered. This functionality must be supported by the email servers and clients.
Edit static body definition	Opens the Static email body editor where you can create a static email body.
Attachments	Attachment to the email. Use the Add/Edit/Delete buttons to add, edit or delete attachments. See Mail Attachment dialog box for information on how to add or edit attachments.
Compress attachments into one Zip-archive	Select to compress all attachment into one zip archive, and attach the zip archive to the email.
Zip-archive name	The name of the zip-archive.

Static email body editor

In the static email body editor you edit the static body text. You can use the editor in Plain Text or HTML mode. In HTML mode you can define the following for selected text fragments:

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Font type

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Font size

•	Font weight

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Italic

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Underline

•	Text color

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Alignment

Mail Attachment dialog box

Setting	Description
Attachment type	The type of attachment to add to the email: • Static attachment – static attachment stored on disk. • Output from attachment connector – attachment collected from an Attachment output connector.
Attachment name	The name of the attachment. You can enter a static name or use a variable.
Use attachment as	Specifies how to use the attachment: • Attachment – use as attachment. • Body – use as email body. • Alternative body – use as alternative email body.
Attachment is mandatory	Specifies the attachment as a mandatory attachment. If the attachment is not added to the email, and if Attachment is mandatory is enabled, the job will fail.
Static attachment settings
Attachment path	The path to the file to attach.
Content Type	The content type of the attachment: • Predefined – select the content type from the Predefined type drop-down list. • Custom – enter a custom content type in the Custom type field.
Convert PCL to PDF	Select to convert a PCL attachment to PDF.
Compress	Select to compress the attachment.
Attachment connector settings
Attachment Connector	The Attachment connector from which to collect the attachment.