Email Plugin Properties

Options in this group are used to define how Iotellect Server interacts with E-mail (SMTP and POP3) servers.

Enable Mail Sending

Key name in the configuration file: mailSendingEnabled

Value type: Boolean

Possible values: true or false

Default value: false

Allows Iotellect Server to send and receive e-mail messages.

Outgoing Mail Server Address (IP or Host Name of SMTP Server)

Key name in the configuration file: mailOutgoingAddress

Value type: String

Possible values: Any valid IP address or host name

Default value: localhost

This option defines the address of SMTP mail server used by Iotellect Server.

Example: To enable mail sending via Google Mail (@gmail.com) server, set this property to smtp.gmail.com.

Outgoing Mail Server Username (Login)

Key name in the configuration file: mailOutgoingUsername

Value type: String

Possible values: Any username suitable for mail server

Default value: "" (empty)

This option defines the username used during SMTP authentication.

Outgoing Mail Server Password

Key name in the configuration file: mailOutgoingPassword

Value type: String

Possible values: Any password suitable for mail server

Default value: "" (empty)

This option defines the password used during SMTP authentication.

Outgoing mail server password is not necessarily the same password used to login to the user interface of the mail server. Check with the mail hosting provider to understand which password to use for SMTP authentication.

Sender Address for Mail Messages

Key name in the configuration file: mailSenderAddress

Value type: String

Possible values: Any valid e-mail address

Default value: Iotellect Server@your-domain.com

This option defines the e-mail address specified in the FROM header of mail messages sent by Iotellect Server.

Sender Name for Mail Messages

Key name in the configuration file: mailSenderName

Value type: String

Possible values: Any valid e-mail sender name

Default value: Iotellect Server

This option defines sender name specified in the FROM header of mail messages sent by Iotellect Server

Incoming Mail Server Address (IP or Host Name of POP3 Server)

Key name in the configuration file: mailIncomingAddress

Value type: String

Possible values: Any valid IP address or host name

Default value: localhost

This option defines the address of POP3 mail server used by Iotellect Server.

Example: To enable mail receiving via Google Mail (@gmail.com) server, set this property to pop.gmail.com.

Incoming Mail Server Username (Login)

Key name in the configuration file: mailIncomingUsername

Value type: String

Possible values: Any username suitable for mail server

Default value: "" (empty)

This option defines the username used during POP3 authentication.

Incoming Mail Server Password

Key name in the configuration file: mailIncomingPassword

Value type: String

Possible values: Any password suitable for mail server

Default value: "" (empty)

This option defines the password used during POP3 authentication.

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