6.6 E-mail Notification

This feature enables you to select plug-in specific tasks that users want to be notified of whenever that specific task occurs. The tasks are set up by the plug-in itself. You decide whether or not to be notified, and specify who should be notified of selected events. Your first task is to set up the mail server.

6.6.1 Mail Server Configuration

The mail server configuration specifies the SMTP server settings for event notification.

  1. Configure the SMTP server settings to use for Task Event Notification and click OK.

    • From Address

      The address that will appear in the From field of the e-mail message.

    • Primary mail server

      An IP address or server name (example: smtp.novell.com)

      The username and password that are required to send through the SMTP server.

    • Secondary mail server

      Optional, used in case of failover.

6.6.2 Task Event Notification

Plug-ins whose tasks are listed in their .xml files automatically register task events on this page.

  1. Select an event.

    The Task Event Properties screen appears.

  2. Type the e-mail subject. (for example: Create User)

  3. Type the message.

  4. In the Additional e-mail addresses text box, type any additional e-mail addresses (separated by commas) you want to notify.

  5. Select to Override Default and Notify Only These Addresses if you want the message to go only to the e-mail addresses specified on this page.

    Otherwise, the message will go to the address on the Task Event Notification screen as well as the additional addresses.