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Connection Tab

The Connection tab contains the following fields:

Port: The port number to use for connecting to the SMTP Server. If left blank, the default port is 25.
User: The user name (login name) to use when connecting to the SMTP server. If the user name is left blank, then it is assumed that the SMTP server does not require authentication for its email clients.
Password: The password to use for connecting to the SMTP server. After entering the password, you can optionally click the
Encrypt
button, which will encrypt the password when it is stored in
Managed File Transfer
's database.

If you do not wish to store the password for the SMTP server resource, the password can be supplied when executing a Project.
Is Password Encrypted: Indicates whether or not the password is encrypted. You should choose the option of
Yes
if you clicked the
Encrypt
button for the Password.
Connection Type: The connection type to use when communicating with the SMTP Server.

Normal - The connection is not encrypted.
Explicit SSL - After initial authentication with the SMTP server, the connection is encrypted with SSL.
Implicit SSL - The entire connection and transmission is encrypted using SSL.