Creating an Outbox
An outbox is the server that handles the outgoing emails. Each mail host has one server performing this function.
Create an Outbox
The default outbox does not need to be created and we recommend that you only use this one.
Modify an Outbox
You can modify the settings of the outgoing server.
1. | From the Email Configuration workspace, click the record link that you want under the Mail Host column. The Email Configuration window appears. |
2. | Enter information into the fields. |
--fields--
Parameter | Description |
Authentication | The authentication method, either AuthLogin or none. Auth Login is the SMTP_AUTH term for the Microsoft SMTP client. |
Block Outgoing Email | Blocks any outgoing emails generated by the system from business rules, quick actions, escalations, workflow, and so on. Email records are created and associated with the applicable record, but are not sent. |
Email Address Override | The email address in which to route emails. Use this if you want all outgoing emails to go to specific users or if you want to test the email traffic of the production or staging environment without affecting users. Use commas to separate multiple email addresses. |
Keep full incoming message as an attachment. | Attaches an incoming email message to a record. The incoming email message is stored as an email record (with an .EML attachmentA file or web URL reference linked to a record.) in the Activity History tab for the incident or task, depending on the Inbox settings. |
Password | The password required to access the email server. |
Send Mail Timeout | A value between 1 and 1000 seconds. |
SMTP host | A valid hostname for the server processing outbound messages from the tenant. |
SMTP port | The email server port name used to send messages. |
Store Journal Email As | The format for storing your emails, either text or HTML. HTML is the default. |
Use SSL/TLS | Enables SSL and TLS security for outbound messages. |
Username | The user name required to access the email server. Usually the email address. |
3. | Click Save. |
Delete an Outbox
Outboxes cannot be deleted.