Setting up email - Revision history

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk at 09:03, 28 November 2020

2020-11-28T09:03:25Z

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	There are two different ways of configuring EPrints to send email. You can either edit EPrints configuration to set the SMTP server or your can use Postfix or similar applications and set them up as a smarthost that can relay email via another SMTP server.		There are two different ways of configuring EPrints to send email. You can either edit EPrints configuration to set the SMTP server or your can use Postfix or similar applications and set them up as a smarthost that can relay email via another SMTP server.

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: Added postfix instructions and improved existing instructions for editing email configuration.

2020-11-28T08:49:15Z

Added postfix instructions and improved existing instructions for editing email configuration.

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	~~Edit /opt/eprints2/perl_lib/~~EPrints~~/SystemSettings~~.pm		There are two different ways of configuring EPrints to send email. You can either edit EPrints configuration to set the SMTP server or your can use Postfix or similar applications and set them up as a smarthost that can relay email via another SMTP server.

	~~You need to add~~ the ~~following as a new line at around~~ line 32:		== Configuring SMTP in EPrints ==
			Edit EPRINTS_PATH/perl_lib/EPrints/SystemSettings.pm (e.g. /opt/eprints3/perl_lib/EPrints/SystemSettings.pm) and set a value for the '''smtp_server''' line:

	'''smtp_server' => '~~smtpserver~~.~~domain~~.~~tld~~',''		E.g.
			'smtp_server' => 'smtp.foobar.ac.uk',

	e.g.		Once changing this setting you will need to test EPrints configuration and reload the webserver:
			EPRINTS_PATH/bin/epadmin test
			apachectl graceful
			If you are running Debian/Ubuntu Linux ''apache2ctl reload'' may be a better way to reload the webserver.

			The advantage of using this method is that it will not effect how mail is sent by any other applications on the server. The disadvantage is it may be difficult to debug if users do not receive email as expected.

			== Configuring Postfix as an Email Smarthost ==
			Follow instructions on how to install Postfix and configure as a smarthost at https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-configure-postfix-relayhost-smarthost-to-send-email-using-an-external-smptd/ There is no need to reload the webserver once you have finished, as nothing should have changed in the EPrints configuration.

			The advantage of installing Postfix as a smarthost is that you can check /var/log/maillog if there are problems with email being sent, which should make it easier to determine whether it is the EPrints server or the SMTP server that is causing the problem.

	~~'''smtp_server' => 'smtp.foobar.ac.uk',''~~
	[[Category:Configuration]]		[[Category:Configuration]]
	~~[[Category:Rubbish]]~~

Pm705 at 17:07, 8 February 2010

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	'''smtp_server' => 'smtp.foobar.ac.uk',''		'''smtp_server' => 'smtp.foobar.ac.uk',''
			[[Category:Configuration]]
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WikiSysop: Reverted edit of LbhVye, changed back to last version by Ckeene

2007-08-22T09:06:46Z

Reverted edit of LbhVye, changed back to last version by Ckeene

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Edit /opt/eprints2/perl_lib/EPrints/SystemSettings.pm

You need to add the following as a new line at around line 32:

'''smtp_server' => 'smtpserver.domain.tld',''

e.g.

'''smtp_server' => 'smtp.foobar.ac.uk',''

Ckeene at 11:20, 18 August 2006

2006-08-18T11:20:13Z

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	You need to add the following as a new line at around line 32:		You need to add the following as a new line at around line 32:

	'''smtp_server' => '~~smtp~~.~~foobar~~.~~ac.uk~~',''		'''smtp_server' => 'smtpserver.domain.tld',''

			e.g.

			'''smtp_server' => 'smtp.foobar.ac.uk',''


	=~~= Ubuntu specific instructions ==~~
	* For general email, followed: https://help.~~ubuntu~~.~~com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/email-services.html~~
	* In particular ran sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix and followed instructions on page above.
	* edit /etc/aliases to redirect mail to root and other local usernames to real people.

Ckeene at 12:10, 14 August 2006

2006-08-14T12:10:49Z

New page

Edit /opt/eprints2/perl_lib/EPrints/SystemSettings.pm

You need to add the following as a new line at around line 32:

'''smtp_server' => 'smtp.foobar.ac.uk',''

== Ubuntu specific instructions ==
* For general email, followed: https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/email-services.html
* In particular ran sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix and followed instructions on page above.
* edit /etc/aliases to redirect mail to root and other local usernames to real people.