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Manage the SMTP email sending method from Site Creator
This guide concerns messages sent from Site Creator (contact form or e-commerce module, for example).
Preamble
- By default, emails are sent via the unauthenticated PHP mail() protocol.
- It is recommended to change this in favor of the authenticated SMTP method.
Change the sending method
Prerequisites
- Access Site Creator:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question.
- Click on Customize my site:
To change the email sending method from Site Creator:
- Click on the Settings button in the left sidebar.
- Click on General settings.
- Click on the blue link More settings:
- Choose the SMTP method by completing it according to your email address as indicated below:
- Save the changes.
Settings to use
- Outgoing SMTP server = mail.infomaniak.com
- SMTP port & encryption protocol and command/method to enable this protocol:
- Prioritize port
587
+ STARTTLS: this is the official technical standard and the most compatible method with the majority of modern systems for authenticated submission. - Tolerate port
465
+ SSL/TLS only as a compatibility option or alternative, specifying that it is implicit encryption, but that 587 remains the recommended choice.
- Prioritize port
- Username = the full & complete email address
- Password = the one assigned to the email address
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