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Email Preferences - DA2040
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District Administration > Options > Email Preferences
This page is used to test and set up an LEA's ASCENDER email preferences.
Set up email preferences:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| From Address | Type the email address to be displayed in the From field when composing an ASCENDER-generated email message. This field can be a maximum of 200 characters. |
| SMTP Server URL | Type the address to connect to the SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol) email server. This field can be a maximum of 200 characters. |
| Protocol | Select SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol) or select SMTPS (secure simple mail transfer protocol) to connect through the secure socket layer (SSL). By default, the field is set to SMTP. |
| Port | Type the port number for the SMTP or SMTPS server URL. By default, the SMTP port is set to 25 and the SMTPS is set to 465. |
| User ID | Type the account used to connect to the email server. |
| Password | Type the password associated with the User ID. |
CAUTION: If you click Save, the changes will replace the existing ASCENDER email preferences in the DBA Assistant application. Do not click Save if you are only testing the email functionality.
❏ Click Save.
| Test Direct Email |
Click to send a test email message from the From Address to the same address. Check your email messages to ensure that the test email message was delivered. |
|---|---|
| Test Email Queue |
Click to send a test email message to the From Address from the Email Message Queue. |
options/emailpreferences.txt · Last modified: 2022/05/23 18:39 by emoreno