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Configure Email Server window

Configure Email Server window
1

Use Contact Wolf to send email option

1. Use Contact Wolf to send email option
 
Select this option to use Contact Wolf's  Built-In email engine. This option requires that you configure the Email Server information.
This allows bulk email to be sent to TAGGED records without the email addresses being visible in the CC field in the message.
 
2

Sender Email Address Edit field

2. Sender Email Address Edit field
Enter your email address or the address of the sender. Any email address may be entered here but usually its your Reply email address.
 
 
 
3

Use this computers default email client to send email option

3. Use this computers default email client to send email option
 
Select this option if you prefer to use your computers email client to send email messages to TAGGED records. This option does not require the Email Server information to be entered since it simply sends the messages thru your computers default email client.
If using this option to send multiple email messages the other email addresses will be visible in the CC field of the messages.
 
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Outgoing SMTP Port Edit field

4. Outgoing SMTP Port Edit field
 
Configures which Port is used to send email for the Outgoing server. We recommend keeping it on Port 25 which is the standard default Port on most computers.
 
5

Outgoing email server Edit field

5. Outgoing email server Edit field
          Enter your Outgoing Email Server Address:
          This is usually an SMTP address such as smtp.myemailserver.com You may need to contact your ISP to determine your outgoing server address. If you have a functional email client on your computer you can usually find the smtp address in the email clients options.
 
 
6

SMTP Port Reset button

6. SMTP Port Reset button
This option sets the Port back to the default Port 25
 
7

Server requires authentication check

7. Server requires authentication check
             If your server requires authentication (a username and password) click on the Server Requires Authentication option and place a check mark in the box so its selected.
 
8

Test Email button

8. Test Email button
            Click on the TEST EMAIL button to send a test email to yourself. You will see a popup message that says "Message sent successfully" if you have the server information entered correctly. If you have the Contact Wolf Email Engine option enabled all email will now be sent from Contact Wolf using its built-in email engine.
 
 
9

Username Edit field

9. Username Edit field
Enter the UserName for the account on your email server. Normally your Email server is provided by your Internet Service provider (ISP). For example if you are using Comcast as your ISP you may need to call Comcast and find out your Outgoing SMTP address, UserName and Password to send email thru the ISP's server.
 
10

OK button

10. OK button
Click this button to close the Email Configuration window and accept any changes.
 
11

Password Edit field

11. Password Edit field
            Enter your Password for your email server.
 
12

CANCEL button

12. CANCEL button
Click Cancel to close the Email Configuration window and not accept any changes made to the settings.
 
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