SMTP

Send reports through your own SMTP server, with plain, STARTTLS or SSL connections.

Configuration

Field	Description	Required
Name	The name of the interface in Anaphora	Yes
Username	SMTP login, when the server needs one	No
Password	SMTP password	No
Sender email	The From address	Yes
Sender name	The From name	Yes
Host	SMTP server hostname	Yes
Connection security	Plain, STARTTLS or SSL. Choosing one also sets the usual port.	Yes
Port	SMTP port (25, 587, 465)	Yes
Reject unauthorized	Refuse a server certificate that does not verify. On by default.	No
Cert, Private key, Passphrase	A client certificate in PEM, for servers that ask for one (SSL only)	No

Common configurations

Gmail

Host: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 587
Connection security: STARTTLS

note

Gmail requires an App Password if 2FA is enabled.

Office 365

Host: smtp.office365.com
Port: 587
Connection security: STARTTLS

Amazon SES

Host: email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Port: 587
Connection security: STARTTLS

Testing

1. Fill in the interface.
2. Click Test.
3. Enter the Test email address. The subject and the body are optional.
4. Click Send test email, and make sure that the email arrives.

Sending behavior

Anaphora sends the emails of a run one at a time, over one connection. So a server that allows few connections accepts every recipient. Every SMTP timeout is at most one minute. After a server failure, Anaphora marks the other recipients as failed at once.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Connection refused	Check firewall, verify port
Authentication failed	Verify credentials, check app passwords
TLS error	Try another connection security mode