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value of a data field.
Email header settings
Email header settings define the information that goes into the header of each email that is
generated from an Email template.
The default Email SMTP settings and the sender's name and address are defined in the
preferences and can be adjusted in the Send Email and Send Test Email dialogs.
The subject, the recipients (To, CC and BCC), the sender and the reply-to address can be
specified with Email Script Wizards.
Tip: Load data first, so you can create Email Scripts that use a field in your data. See "Loading
data" on page 153.
Email SMTP settings
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the standard protocol for sending emails across the
Internet.
Default SMTP settings can be specified in the Preferences dialog: select Window >
Preferences, expand the Email preferences and click SMTP.
You can set defaults for when the output is generated (Production), for when you send a test
email (Test) and for when you use Mandrill (Mandrillapp.com). The settings are:
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Host: The SMTP server through which the emails are to be sent. This can be a host
(mail.domain.com) or an IP address. You can specify a port number as part of the host
name, for example: smtp.mandrillapp.com:465.
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Use authentication: Check this option and fill in the user name if a user name and
password are needed to send emails through the host. (The password has to be specified
in the Send Email or Send Test Email dialog.)
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Start TLS: This option is enabled if authentication is checked. It sends emails through
Transport Layer Security (TLS), which is sometimes referred to as SSL.
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