Outbound email

SMTP

Outbound Email (SMTP) - SMTP server, port and authentication settings for outbound email.

SMTP Server - Enter the name of the SMTP server (machine) in the form: smtp.example.com

Note

If you specify an SSL port in the next field, you must prepend an "ssl://" to the host name. TODO: This ought to get added to the CiviCRM book.

SMTP Port - The standard STMP port is 25. Only change this value if your SMTP server is running on a non-standard port and you know which port.

Authentication - Click Yes or No to indicate if your SMTP server requires authentication (user name + password).

SMTP Username - If your SMTP server requires authentication, enter your Username here AND the Password associated with that user in the next field.

Tip

For most environments, the Username will be the local-part of a valid email account on your domain. This is the part that precedes the at-sign (@). EXAMPLE: if a valid email account on your domain is admin@example.com , enter admin as the Username.

SMTP Password - The password associated with the Username entered in the previous field.

Joomla

For Joomla! installs, you will need to update both the Admin and Front-end copies of civicrm.settings.php.

Click Save to save your action or Cancel to cancel it.

If successful you will see the message "Your changes have been saved."

Note

We followed the port requirement directions on Google Mail Business Apps Page to use 465 BUT hours later we decided to try 25 and it worked. So for some odd reason we had to use a non-secure port.

Note: Could this be because the ssl:// was left out of the host name field (see above)?

Google or Microsoft Office 365

If you are using Microsoft Office 365 or Google you also need the OAuth client (Core extension) extension and the OAuth Outgoing Mail Extension

You then need to setup an OAuth provider and under Administer > CiviMail > Site From Mail Address you can add a From Mail Address with the configured OAuth provider.