Mail session settings

Use this page to configure specific mail providers.

To view this administrative console page, click Resources> Mail Providers > mail_provider > Mail Sessions > mail_session.

Configuration tab

Name

Specifies the administrative name of the JavaMail session object.

JNDI Name

Specifies the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) name for the resource, including any naming subcontexts.

This name provides the link between the platform binding information for resources defined in the client application deployment descriptor and the actual resources bound into JNDI by the platform.

Description

Specifies an optional description for your administrative records.

Category

Specifies an optional collection for classifying or grouping sessions.

Mail Transport Host

Specifies the server accessed when sending mail.

Mail Transport Protocol

Specifies the transport protocol used when sending mail.

Mail Transport User

Specifies the user ID when the mail transport host requires authentication.

This setting is not generally used for most mail servers. Leave this field blank unless you use a mail server that requires a user ID and password.

Mail Transport Password

Specifies the password when the mail transport host requires authentication.

This setting is not generally used for most mail servers. Leave this field blank unless you use a mail server that requires a user ID and password.

Mail from

Specifies the mail originator.

This value represents the Internet e-mail address that, by default, displays in the received message, as either the From or the Reply-To address. The recipient's reply comes to this address.

Mail Store Host

Specifies the server accessed when receiving the mail.

This setting, combined with the mail store user ID and password, represents a valid mail account. For example, if the mail account is john_william@my.company.com then the mail store host is my.company.com.

Mail Store Protocol

Specifies the protocol used when receiving mail; it could be IMAP, POP3 or any store protocol for which the user has installed a provider.

Mail Store User

Specifies the user ID for the given mail account.

For example, if the mail account is john_william@my.company.com then the user is john_william.

Mail Store Password

Specifies the password for the given mail account .

For example, if the mail account is john_william@my.company.com then enter the password for ID john_william.

Debug

Toggles debug mode on and off for this mail session.