SMTP Server Settings

The SMTP Server Settings on EFT's SMTP tab are completed automatically when you define them in the Server Setup Wizard during installation. You must configure the mail server settings for the EFT to send email notifications when Events occur, including the address for the outgoing mail server, an address for the administrator, and other details described below.

NOTE: SMTP does not support Unicode characters. Refer to Unicode Exceptions for details.

NOTE: The SMTP server settings in EFT should be propagated to the Advanced Workflow module for use in Email actions. If you want to change or verify these settings in the AW module, refer to Knowledgebase article at https://kb.globalscape.com/KnowledgebaseArticle11423.aspx.

To configure EFT to send email notifications

Click the Server tab in the administration interface and select the Server that you want to configure.
In the right pane, click the SMTP tab.

For SMTP

In the SMTP host address box, specify the address of the mail server EFT will use to send outgoing messages. (If you have any trailing spaces in the host address, the address will not resolve. Be sure if you are copying and pasting an address into the dialog box that you are not including any spaces.)
In the Port box, specify the port number at which the mail server accepts messages. The standard is 25.
Select the Use Implicit TLS check box, if required by your SMTP server.
Click the Use SMTP Authentication check box if the SMTP server requires that EFT login to connect, then provide the Username and Password.

Provide the From email address and the From name that will appear in email notifications sent from EFT. An error message appears if the email address is not properly formatted.
To verify your SMTP configuration, click Send Test Email. The Enter Email dialog box appears.

Enter an email address to send a test email to, then click Send. A confirmation message appears.
Click OK to dismiss the message. The Send Test Email button sends the email directly (synchronously). If you receive the test email, the SMTP configuration is correct.
In the Address Book area, click Add to add names and email addresses of recipients of EFT Event notifications. Add only the addresses that you want to receive email notifications. The email addresses will be added automatically to the To box in the Send notification email Action in Event Rules.

To edit a name or address, click once to select the box, and then click again to activate the box.
The email addresses added to the Address Book are validated for format when you click OK. If the email address contains invalid characters or does not contain @, an error message appears. Click OK to dismiss the error message, then correct the address.
To remove an email address, select the address, then click Remove.

Click Apply to save the settings on EFT.