Sending mail from a dedicated mail server 

Configure IBM Connections notifications to be sent from a specific SMTP server that is managed by WAS. If the designated mail server is unavailable, then notification emails fail to be delivered.


Before starting

Mail is configured as part of the installation process. Only perform this procedure if you did not enable mail during the installation or you want to change the mail configuration.

You can choose to configure notifications to be sent from a single SMTP or have IBM Connections perform a lookup of multiple SMTP server to find one that is available to send the message. If you are interested in the latter configuration, see Sending mail from any available mail server.


Procedure

  1. Log into the IBM websphere Application Server Integrated Solutions Console.

  2. Click Resources -> Mail -> Mail Sessions.

  3. Select Cell scope, and then create a new session.

  4. Specify values for the following fields:

      Name

        Specify IBM Connections Notification or another descriptive string.

      JNDI name

        Specify mail/notification as the value of the JNDI name.

      Mail transport host

        Specify the fully qualified host name or IP address of the SMTP server that you want to use.

  5. Specify the following custom properties to define time outs that will prevent resources from being consumed in the event that the SMTP server is unavailable:

      mail.smtp.timeout=120000
      mail.smtp.connectiontimeout=120000

      The time interval is specified in milliseconds. A value of 120,000 is two minutes.

  6. Optional: If the SMTP server requires authentication, then provide values for the following fields in the Outgoing Mail Properties section:

      User

        User ID used to connect to the SMTP server.

      Password

        Password associated with the user ID used to connect to the SMTP server.


What to do next

You must complete the steps described in Enable email notifications before users can send and receive email notifications.


Parent topic

Configure notifications


Related tasks


Starting the wsadmin client
Enable email notifications

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