Configuring the e-mail server
BIRT Analytics supports Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send e-mail notifications.
The Configure SMTP server page allows the administrator to specify the settings for the SMTP server used for sending e‑mail notifications. To configure an SMTP server, specify the following settings:
*Server
Name of the SMTP server
*Port
Port on which the SMTP server listens on the network
*From
E-mail account used to send the e-mail messages
*User
E-mail account user name
*Password
E-mail account password
*Requires SSL
Select to the security protocol used to send e-mails. The following values are available:
*Plain: E-mails do not use encryption.
*SSL: The SMTP service uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt e-mails.
*TLS: The SMTP service uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt e-mails.
Figure 1‑23 shows a typical configuration.
Figure 1‑23 Configuring SMTP server settings
Click Actions and choose Save to save the SMTP server settings.
Click Actions and choose Refresh to see changes that another administrator made to the SMTP server settings.