Email Report Plugin - Version 3.3 - User Guide
Filename: plugin_blatt_report
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even if the plugin hasn't.
Server Security
- Although you have to install it, you do not need to run IIS. If you
do not want your machine to act as an IIS web server with all the security
risks that creates, you can disable the World Wide Web Publishing service
through the Services Applet. You do not need to install the IIS ftp server,
but if you have you can also disable that service.
- If you have once, you do not need to open any incoming ports on your
fire wall. The SMTP service will only make outgoing TCP connections to other
mail servers, and DNS queries to resolve host names.
Troubleshooting
- Message files are left in the "Messages" folder and not sent.
- Either the SMTP service isn't running (check in the services
applet), or you did not run the setpickup.vbs file correctly.
- No message files are left in the "Messages" folder, but they are
left in C:\Inetpub\mailroot\queue (with a weird file name).
- The SMTP service tried to connect to the recipients mail server
but failed. It will retry according to the schedule set in the IIS
administration program in administrative tools. If it continues to
fail to deliver them for 2 days it will move them to badmail.
- No message files are left in the "Messages" folder, but they are
left in C:\Inetpub\mailroot\badmail (with a weird file name).
- There will normally be an explanation in the message or another
file with the same name. Messages can be bounced when sent to some
recipient servers as they cannot authorise your SMTP server as a
valid server for the from address of your e-mail message. Most
e-mail servers (e.g. hotmail) don't bother to check this; those with
spam filters may do so.
- To make your server pass such a check you must register its IP
address Internet DNS server and add a DNS MX record for the server.
You must then use a from address in the correct domain. e.g. If you
registered your server in DNS as halflife-mail.mydomain.com then your
from address for e-mail messages must be something@mydomain.com for
them to pass the authorisation check.
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