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SendMail.SetSMTPServer

Sets which SMTP server to use.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
SendMail	4.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "SendMail.SetSMTPServer"; EmailID; Server { ; SSL } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

EmailID The email reference number obtained using SendMail.CreateEmail function. $EmailID

Server The new SMTP Server address. "smtp.mac.com"

SSL Optional, pass 1 to use SSL, else 0.
Pass 0 for TLS and later configure CURL for TLS.

Pass 1 if you use port 465 to enable SSL. 1 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
EmailID	The email reference number obtained using SendMail.CreateEmail function.	$EmailID
Server	The new SMTP Server address.	"smtp.mac.com"
SSL	Optional, pass 1 to use SSL, else 0. Pass 0 for TLS and later configure CURL for TLS. Pass 1 if you use port 465 to enable SSL.	1	Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Sets which SMTP server to use.
There are a few combinations possible.
First you can use SendMail.SetSMTPServer with SSL and pass 1 there.
Or you pass 0 for no SSL. Still you can use CURL.SetOptionFTPSSL set to 3 to allow TLS for an upgrade of the unencrypted connection to SSL later.
Some servers don't support unencrypted, SSL or TLS, so only one may work.
And ports can be difficult, too. You can use CURL.SetOptionPort to set a port explicit or include it in the server with double colon on the end. Common ports are 25, 587 or 465.

Alternative to this method you can set CURL.SetOptionURL directly.

Examples

Start new email and setup SMTP login:

Set Variable [$EmailID; Value:MBS("SendMail.CreateEmail")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("SendMail.SetSMTPServer"; $EmailID; EMail::SMTP Server; EMail::SMTP SSL)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("SendMail.SetSMTPUserName"; $EmailID; EMail::SMTP Username)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("SendMail.SetSMTPPassword"; $EmailID; EMail::SMTP Password)]

Example Databases

Blog Entries

FileMaker Magazin

Ausgabe 5/2014, Seite 26, PDF

Created 3th September 2014, last changed 28th February 2020

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