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==Email settings==
==Email settings==
*'''Default site admin email''': This is the default email address of the site administrator and it is used for system messages and contact options
*'''Default site admin email''': This is the default email address of the site administrator, and it is used for system messages and contact options
*'''Administrator name''': The real name of the site administrator
*'''Administrator name''': The real name of the site administrator
*'''Email method''': This determines how emails are being sent. The following options are available:
*'''Email method''': This determines how emails are being sent. The following options are available:
**''PHP'' (default value): uses internal [https://php.net/manual/function.mail.php PHP mail function]
**''PHP'' (default value): Use internal [https://php.net/manual/function.mail.php PHP mail function]
**''Sendmail'' : uses sendmail mailer
**''Sendmail'': Use Sendmail mailer
**''SMTP'' : based on SMTP relaying. Use this setting when you are running LimeSurvey on a host that is not your mail server
**''SMTP'': based on SMTP relaying. Use this setting when you are running LimeSurvey on a host that is not your mail server
***Make sure that you are using your SMTP configured email (Global settings -> Email settings) if you use SMTP, otherwise there might be a chance that the following error is displayed: 'SMTP -> ERROR: RCPT not accepted from server: 553 5.7.1 : Sender address rejected: not owned by user'
***Make sure that you are using your SMTP configured email (Global settings Email settings) if you use SMTP; otherwise there might be a chance that the following error is displayed: 'SMTP -> ERROR: RCPT not accepted from server: 553 5.7.1 : Sender address rejected: not owned by user'
**''Qmail'' : Set this if you are running the Qmail mailer
**''Qmail'': Set this if you are running the Qmail mailer

Revision as of 01:13, 31 January 2023

Message definition (Global settings)
==Email settings==
*'''Default site admin email''': This is the default email address of the site administrator, and it is used for system messages and contact options
*'''Administrator name''': The real name of the site administrator
*'''Email method''': This determines how emails are being sent. The following options are available:
**''PHP'' (default value): Use internal [https://php.net/manual/function.mail.php PHP mail function]
**''Sendmail'': Use Sendmail mailer
**''SMTP'': based on SMTP relaying. Use this setting when you are running LimeSurvey on a host that is not your mail server
***Make sure that you are using your SMTP configured email (Global settings ⇒ Email settings) if you use SMTP; otherwise there might be a chance that the following error is displayed: 'SMTP -> ERROR: RCPT not accepted from server: 553 5.7.1 : Sender address rejected: not owned by user'
**''Qmail'': Set this if you are running the Qmail mailer
**''Plugin'': Using this you can select a custom email plugin to use.

Email settings

  • Default site admin email: This is the default email address of the site administrator, and it is used for system messages and contact options
  • Administrator name: The real name of the site administrator
  • Email method: This determines how emails are being sent. The following options are available:
    • PHP (default value): Use internal PHP mail function
    • Sendmail: Use Sendmail mailer
    • SMTP: based on SMTP relaying. Use this setting when you are running LimeSurvey on a host that is not your mail server
      • Make sure that you are using your SMTP configured email (Global settings ⇒ Email settings) if you use SMTP; otherwise there might be a chance that the following error is displayed: 'SMTP -> ERROR: RCPT not accepted from server: 553 5.7.1 : Sender address rejected: not owned by user'
    • Qmail: Set this if you are running the Qmail mailer