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Reference: Configuration options
Avira Professional Security - User Manual (Status: 14 Dec. 2012) 190
 System Scanner email alerts
 Updater email alerts
Note
Please note that ESMTP is not supported. In addition, an encrypted transfer via
TLS (Transport Layer Security) or SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is currently not
possible.
Email messages
SMTP Server
Enter the name of the host to be used here - either its IP address or the direct host
name.
The maximum possible length of the host name is 127 characters.
For example:
192.168.1.100 or mail.samplecompany.com.
Port
Enter the port to be used here.
Sender address
In this input box, enter the email address of the sender. The maximum length of the
sender's address is 127 characters.
Authentication
Some mail servers expect a program to verify itself to the server (log in) before an email is
sent. Alerts can be transmitted with authentication to an SMTP server via email.
Use authentication
If this option is enabled, a user name and a password can be entered in the relevant
boxes for login (authentication).
Login name:
Enter your user name here.
Password:
Enter the relevant password here. The password is saved in encrypted form. For
security reasons, the actual characters you type in this space are replaced by
asterisks (*).
Send test email
When you click on the button, the program attempts to send a test email to the sender
address to check the data entered.