Email Settings

The Email Settings tab enables administrators to configure the email server settings used by Signotaur for sending verification and password reset emails.

email settings tab

Configuration Options

The following inputs are provided:

  • Email server: The address of the SMTP server.

  • Email port: The port number used for the SMTP server connection.

  • Sender email: The email address that appears in the "From" field of outgoing messages.

  • Sender name: The name displayed in the "From" field.

  • Secure sockets mode: The type of the SSL and/or TLS encryption that should be used for connecting with the SMTP server.

    • No SSL or TLS: No SSL or TLS encryption should be used.
    • Automatic: Allow the service to decide which SSL or TLS options to use. If the server does not support SSL or TLS, then the connection will continue without any encryption.
    • SSL on connect: The connection should use SSL or TLS encryption immediately.
    • Start TLS: Elevates the connection to use TLS encryption immediately after reading the greeting and capabilities of the server. If the server does not support the STARTTLS extension, then the connection will fail and an error will be return.
    • Start TLS when available: Elevates the connection to use TLS encryption immediately after reading the greeting and capabilities of the server, but only if the server supports the STARTTLS extension.

  • TLS certificate verification: How the mail server's TLS certificate is checked. A TLS certificate is how the mail server proves it is the machine you meant to reach.

    • Use the system trust store: The certificate is checked against the certificates this host trusts. This is the default.
    • Accept any certificate: Any certificate is accepted, including a self-signed one. Nothing then verifies which server answered, so the username and password below can be sent to an impostor.

    This field is not shown when Secure sockets mode is No SSL or TLS, because an unencrypted connection presents no certificate.

  • Username: The username for authenticating with the SMTP server.

  • Password: The password for SMTP server authentication.

Testing and Saving

Once complete, you can test the settings by clicking Send Test Message to send a test email to your address using the settings on the screen, or click Save to save the settings.

Note that changes to the email settings take effect immediately.