General | Communication | Email
Properties in this category are used to configure the
Marketing Platform
to send emails to users for system alerts and notifications.
Enable Email Communication
Description
When set to
True
, the
Marketing Platform
attempts to send emails to users for system alerts and notifications. The other properties in this category must also be set to enable this feature.
Default value
False
Email Server Protocol
Description
Specifies the protocol on the mail server that is used for sending system alerts and notifications to users.
Default value
smtp
Email Server host
Description
Specifies the name of the mail server used for sending system alerts and notifications to users.
Default value
localhost
Email Server port
Description
Specifies the port of the mail server used for sending system alerts and notifications to users.
Default value
25
'From' address for emails
Description
Specifies the account from which system alert and notification emails are sent. If authentication is required on your mail server, use the email address of the account that you used when you saved a mail server account name and password as a data source in a
Marketing Platform
user account.
Default value
Not defined
Authentication required for mail server
Description
Specifies whether the mail server requires authentication.
Default value
False
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EMM
user for email account
Description
Specifies the user name of the
Marketing Platform
account where the email credentials are stored as a data source.
Required only if your mail server requires authentication.
Default value
asm_admin
Data source for email account
Description
Specifies the name of the data source in the
Marketing Platform
account where the email credentials are stored.
Required only if your mail server requires authentication.
Default value
emailDS
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