Messages sent from Moodle can go through either the PHP mail function or through SMTP server connection. In some cases, the PHP mail function may be disabled on the server (Depending on the hosting company) to prevent spammers from sending emails through compromised websites. To work around this, the email can be configured to connect to an SMTP server. An SMTP connection will connect to an email server with login credentials, authenticating the sending email address. This will allow the receiving email address server to accept the email as authenticated. This is good because some email servers do not allow unauthenticated emails to go through to their server. The following steps will explain how to configure the Moodle 2.3 messaging to use SMTP.
Navigate to Site administration > Plugins > Message outputs > Email in the settings section.
On the Email page, configure the SMTP settings. By default Moodle will use the PHP mail function to send emails. If the administrator wants the email to go to a specific SMTP server, Like Gmail or Yahoo, the SMTP configuration settings can be adjusted to allow a different server to be used.
In this tutorial, a Gmail email address will be used for the SMTP settings. The following fields will need to be configured for the mail to work. Below is an example of a generic Gmail SMTP set up.
SMTP hosts: smtp.gmail.com:465 (The port number must be attached to the Server host name for the port to be used. The standard configuration for the port will follow the hostname:port# format.)
SMTP security: SSL (This setting will vary on the email servers SMTP setting requirements. For Gmail, SSL is required for the connection.)
SMTP username: [emailprotected] (The full email address for the username)
Below is a table with the settings for configuring the email messaging.
Messaging output / Email
SMTP hosts
The SMTP host is the server the email address connects to. For example, on our servers, the SMTP host will look something like the following: mail.yourdomaincom (None) secure##.inmotionhosting.com (SSL)
SMTP security
SMTP security will either encrypt the out going email data or not. The SSL setting must match the same type of connection that was used for the SMTP Host name.
SMTP username
This will be the full email address for the email account. Most email service providers require the entire email address for the username.
SMTP password
This is the password for the specific email address that is being set up.
SMTP session limit
This setting can prevent spam coming from the same session on the server. Limiting to 1 will require a new session to be created in order for an email to be set.
No-reply address
The no reply address is what displays in the return email address. This prevents the email address from being replied to by the recipient.
Character set
Allows the Character set to be changed to UTF-8, EUC-JP, GB18030, GB2312, ISO-2022-JP, ISO-8859-1, or SHIFT-JIS.
Allow user to select character set
Enables the users to be able to change the Character set.
Newline characters in mail
This sets the type of character used for Newline characters.
Once the fields have the correct Email information in them, click Save changes. Now messages sent through Moodle will deliver to the Gmail server as an authenticated user.
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Log into your Moodle dashboard. In the Settings section, go to Site administration -> Server -> Email -> Outgoing mail configuration. Go to the Outgoing mail configuration page and configure SMTP settings. Moodle uses the PHP mail function by default to send emails.
Log into your Moodle dashboard. In the Settings section, go to Site administration -> Server -> Email -> Outgoing mail configuration. Go to the Outgoing mail configuration page and configure SMTP settings. Moodle uses the PHP mail function by default to send emails.
If you're using Windows, all you need to do is open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager console and enter the SMTP Virtual Server settings. There, you should set up the following: Email relay host – typically, you enter localhost IP (127.0. 0.1) to route your emails through the local server.
You can set up SMTP servers on your personal PC, but for formal applications it's always recommended to use a VPS. You can choose any of the VPS options from IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) service providers according to your requirements, but make sure the email ports are not blocked first.
You can generally find your SMTP email server address in the account or settings section of your mail client. Using a store and forward process, SMTP works with the mail transfer agent to move your email across networks to the right computer and email inbox.
- Manually enter the SMTP server address, the port number, and the authentication credentials. - Facilitate encryption (SSL/TLS) if need be from an SMTP server to your end user. - Save the config file or script & continue. - Go ahead and restart the HTTP server or the application to commit the changes you've made.
Look for the Quickmail block on the right column of a course. Click Compose Course Message and select the recipients. Select All in course or choose specific individuals, roles, or groups to email. Compose your email and click Send Message at the bottom of the screen.
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