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Configuring SMTP Settings

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To send Microsoft Exchange items, you must configure SMTP server settings.

To configure SMTP settings. do the following:

Go to the main menu and click General Options.
Got to the SMTP Settings tab, select the Configure SMTP settings checkbox and specify the following:

A DNS name or IP address of a mail server.
The SMTP port.
A sender email address. This address will appear in the From field when sending Exchange items.
Select the Use authentication checkbox If your SMTP server requires SMTP authentication for outgoing traffic and provide valid credentials.
Select the Enable SSL security checkbox to enable SSL data encryption.