will alert
you to any problems (e.g., if the IP address or name of the email server
is invalid).If you do not have a dedicated email server for corresponding with buyers, you can specify an email server (such as Gmail or Yahoo!) to send email correspondence to external recipients from MarketDirect StoreFront.
If you need help setting up your SMTP server, see To set up the local SMTP server below.
To specify an email server for sending external email messages
1 Click Edit.
2 Enter information in the following the fields:
● Email Server: Enter the email server's IP address.
● Port Number: Enter the mail server's port for outgoing mail.
Note: You can find the port number and other settings from the mail server provider's FAQ or support pages.
● User Name: Enter your user name for this mail account (in some cases this will be the email address, including the @ and domain).
● Password: Enter your password for this mail account.
● Enable SSL: Choose whether to use SSL for this mail account.
3 Click Update.
To test your email configuration
1 Click Test.
2 On the Testing Email Configuration dialog, enter an email address to which the test message will be sent.
3 Click Test.
Note:
An error message will alert
you to any problems (e.g., if the IP address or name of the email server
is invalid).
4 Click Back to return to the Email Settings page.
To set up the local SMTP server
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Your local SMTP server, which you will set up here, enables email messages from MarketDirect StoreFront to be relayed to a mail server for delivery.
1 Open the IIS Administration Tool on your MarketDirect StoreFront server.
The IIS Administration Tool can typically be accessed through the following path: Start | Control Panel | Administration Tools | Internet Information Services. The exact properties of the tool will vary according to the version of the Windows operating system you are running.
2 From the IIS Administration tool, select the Default SMTP Virtual Server.
3 From the Action menu, select Properties.
4 On the Properties dialog, select the Access tab and click Relay....
5 Add the address 127.0.0.1 to the list of Computers and verify that the radio button marked Only the list below is selected.
6 Click OK.
7 Return to the main email server settings page.