Email Tab

The Email tab allows you to automatically send “logged” messages generated by the Server to the listed email addresses. The Server sends messages that are reported to the Windows Event Log (for Windows) or the syslog (for UNIX or Linux).

Note: Before using administrator email notification, the desired email program must be installed. For Windows, the email client must be defined as the default, and set up to interface with MAPI. For UNIX or Linux, a valid copy of SENDMAIL must be configured correctly.
Optim Server Settings dialog, Email tab

Activate Administrator Email Notification

Select this check box to activate email notification. The other options on this tab are unavailable unless this check box is selected.

Note: Deselecting the check box does not clear the Email tab settings.

Email Address

Enter an email address to which to automatically send notification. A message is sent to the email address only if the specified Minimum Severity is reached.

Minimum Severity

For each email address you list, select the minimum severity needed to send a message. The severity levels are ranked from least severe (Success) to most severe (Exception). Click the down arrow to display a drop-down list with the following severity levels:

Success
Send email notification for all processing messages including Success.
Information
Send email notification for Information or more severe messages.
Warning
Send email notification for Warning or more severe messages.
Error
Send email notification for Error or more severe messages.
Exception
Send email notification for Exception messages.

To clear entries, right-click a grid cell and select Remove or Remove All from the shortcut menu.

Do not send duplicates for ... day(s)

Specify the number of days (1 to 999) before email notification is resent for a persistent error or warning.

Clear send history when Optim™ Server starts

Select this check box to clear the send history once the Server is started. When selected, any email notification that took place prior to the starting of the Server is ignored.

Send Test eMail

Right-click a grid row and select Send Test eMail to validate the email address.

Email Transport

Click this button to display the Email Transport dialog so that you may activate and configure the Collaboration Data Object (CDO) transport to send email. If you don't click this button, email is sent using the Simple Mail Protocol Transport (SMTP).

Note: You must use the CDO transport if the email client on the server requires logon credentials to send an unattended message or requires user input when SMTP is used to send a message. Also, select the CDO option if the server uses a Microsoft Outlook client (version 2000 or later) to send messages through a Microsoft Exchange server.
Email Transport dialog

Activate Collaboration Data Object Transport

If you use the SMTP email transport, keep this check box cleared (default) and select OK. A popup will ask you if you want to connect without entering a password. If you use the CDO email transport, select this check box to enable the dialog and continue entering information.

Set from one of these known Email Servers

Click to select an account from the list and populate the remainder of the Email Transport dialog with information for the selected account.

Exchange Server Name or Internet SMTP Outgoing Server's Name

Type an exchange server name or internet address.

Port (if not standard)

Type a port name or leave blank (default port).

Sender's mailbox (From address)

Type the sender (From) email address.

Email account logon

Type the email logon name.

Logon domain

Type the domain name.

Email account password

Type the password. A blank password is valid if the account allows it; a prompt will confirm that you want to connect without entering a password.

Send Test Email

Click this button to send a test email to your mailbox.

Note: It is recommended that you send a test email to ensure that the information you entered is sufficient to send an email. If you do not receive the test email, make the necessary corrections to the information you entered.


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