SMTP client connections are used for the purposes of establishing outgoing SMTP connections to mail servers. They are typically used for activities such as sending status notifications to administrators, replaying requested messages back to users and proxing emails using Архива's routing engine.
Send As Rights
If the intention is to use the SMTP connection for the purposes of allowing Administrators or Auditors to send messages from any users back to themselves (i.e to use the Send function in Архива's search interface), then the account specified must have appropriate rights to send on behalf of any user (send emails using any from address).
For instance, in the case of Microsoft Exchange, users' assigned the Send As permission have the ability to send emails using any from address. By default, Domain Administrators have the Send As right, so it easiest to enter a Domain Admin credentials. If this does not sit comfortably, the Send As right will need to be assigned to the specified user.
In Exchange 2007/2010, the Send-As right is assigned with the equivalent of the following shell command:
Add-ADPermission -Identity 'CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com' -User 'domain\username' -ExtendedRights 'Send-as'.
In Exchange 2003, the steps would be as follows:
- On an Exchange computer, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
- On the View menu, click to select Advanced Features.
- Expand Users, right-click the MailboxOwner object where you want to grant the permission, and then click Properties.
- Click the Security tab, and then click Advanced.
- In the Access Control Settings for MailboxOwner dialog box, click Add.
- In the Select User, Computer, or Group dialog box, click the user account or the group that you want to grant "Send as" permissions to, and then click OK.
- In the Permission Entry for MailboxOwner dialog box, click This Object Only in the Apply onto list.
- In the Permissions list, locate Send As, and then click to select the Allow check box.
- Click OK three times to close the dialog boxes
| Setting | Recommended Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Server Address | mailserver.company.com | The full qualified domain name of your mail server |
| From Address | joe@company.com | The from email address of the user account that will be used for sending purposes (for Exchange user's, use a domain Admin Account) |
| Username | joe or joe@company.com | Username of the user. Must correspond with the from address specified above. |
| Password | password | Password of the user. Typically, this value must be specified. |
| Connection Mode | TLS, when available | The connection security that must be applied. Must correspond with the required security parameters on your Mail server's SMTP server connector. |
| Certificate Authentication | No certificate authentication | Normally, certificate authentication would be disabled. |
| Send Strategy | new message-id | Instructs Архива to generate a new message ID each time a message in the archive is sent. Although the original message is modified, generating a new message-id is necessary for Exchange specifically, as Exchange won't redeliver a message with the same ID as a message that already resides in the Exchange Store. |
If Exchange's SMTP Connect has Windows authentication is enabled, NTLM login names may be used. NTLM usernames are somewhat different in Архива. Assuming the user's email address is "J.User@server.com", its Windows NT login name is "juser", its NT domain name is "dom", and its Exchange mailbox name is "Joe User", then a username of "dom\juser\J.User" should be used (Note: dom\juser will usually not suffice!).
Test SMTP Connection Failed: If the test SMTP connection fails and all settings above have been entered correctly, please refer to SMTP Send Failed for troubleshooting steps.