This article explains how to configure e-mail sending for the APM installations located in the Azure Cloud (WVD).
Introduction
In order to be able to send e-mails, notifications from installations located in Azure Cloud it is necessary to set up one of the methods available in Adonis:
SMTP
Office 365
We will discuss each of them in detail.
Setup and Configuration
APM has 2 places where the mail server is configured in global options.
One is for sending mails in general (when choosing to send mail to crew members from the crew list view or other places).
Another one is used for sending standard (in-build) payslip reports.
The setup for sending emails, in general, is configured under the Setup > Global options > General.
Here you need to select the Security Method/Protocol you use - Office 365 or SMTP in our case.
For the selected option you also need to define Server and Port.
Please also note that Microsoft has tightened the anti-spam filtering policies for all its platforms and limited the number of ports allowed for Office 365 or SMTP:
- Blocked Ports: 25;
- Allowed Ports: 443, 465, 587;
If port is blocked or set incorrectly you may get the "socket 10060" error:
You will also need the mailbox account details, due to 2-factor authentications.
For the mailbox, we must use TLS encryption protocol for sending mails.Authentication > SMTP
Authentication > Office 365
If you use a standard/ in-build payslip report, then you also need to make the same configuration under the Setup > Global options > Payroll > Email reports > Communication.
