Email server setup

Preparations

Get the information of the outbound server

• Server address
• Mail account

Note that the SMTP server may be the same as the IMAP or POP server

Setup in Tempus Serva backend

Go to: Designer > Modules > Configuration

In the 'Text' search field, search for Server settings containing smtp

http://tempusserva.dk/mediawiki/index.php?title=Policy_reference#Mail_server

Alias	Empty	Meaning	Example
smtpServer	No	URL for the outgoing SMTP server	send.one.com
smtpSystemEmail	No	Sender address on email sent from the server	noreply@acme.com
smtpUsername	Yes	Account name for sending emails	noreply@acme.com
smtpPassword	Yes	Password for the above account	secret1234

Communication with the SMTP server can be tweaked using

Alias	Meaning	Example
smtpUseTLS	Use TLS communication	true
smtpMailDelay	Throtling between each mail (seconds)	500
smtpSendRetries	Number of attemts to send each mail	3

In order to test applications a testmode can be activated

Alias	Meaning	Example
smtpTestMode	Activates the test mode	true
smtpTestEmail	Email that receives all emails when in testmode	someone@acme.com

Option: Sending from the server itself

It is possible to install a mail service directly on the server itself, allthough it is recommended to allways use dedicated servers.

 sudo yum install mailutils
 sudo yum install postfix

Avoid getting mails flagged as spam

Step 1 and 2 are only relevant for AWS instances

1. Assign Elastic (permanent) IP to your mail server instance.
2. Create for it A record in corresponding DNS zone
3. Use the AWS form to request AWS to create a valid PTR (reverse DNS) record for that IP
4. Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC records.