[sims] SMTP email login details

[caffrey]

Sorry I'm new to SIMS and it's a new install

 

When editing or creating users you can email the login details to the user buy pressing the email button - this gives you a few options, one of which is outlook

however we don't use outlook as we are a google apps school. How can I change the SMTP settings for this ?

[Griff]

Did some digging in the help files and found this statement under the email stuff...

 

"You will not be able to use this functionality unless you have a MAPI-compliant email application installed on your PC."

 

I guess what you could do is configure your Google account via POP into Outlook (the program) and see if you can get it working that way?

[caffrey]

Thanks Griff,

 

Since moving to Google I've removed outlook on the PC's - I suppose I'll need to make an exception for the the Data Manager and link them up to a SMTP server I've set up. Is there anything in there that explains how to change the default ? I clicked on the email button and 3 choices came up - now it's permanently set.

[Griff]

not sure how you set the default program via SIMS but in Windows

 

Control Panel >> Programs >> Default Programs >> Set Default Programs

 

From there you can set like Outlook as default email program or I guess if you have others installed Thunderbird it would show there..

[caffrey]

It's not listed under default programs unfortunately, luckily we only need this for one PC for the moment - it's probably buried in some sims settings in the sims folder,I'll have a look through.

[coolhands]

Just bumping this - we use google for our emails not outlook. We have staff emails saved in sims. Is there any way to email them and especially use the email username / password when I have to reset their passwords?

 

I just want to do something so simple - click the email button and it emails them! Anyone know how / if this can be done?

 

is something like https://www.mapi4gmail.com/ or https://www.affixa.com/enterprise/ the only options? (do they work has anyone tried)

Edited January 7, 2021 by coolhands

[caffrey]

Wow, been a while

 

I think at the time I put outlook on the data managers PC to initially send out all details, I think they just manually send out new logins as people start but I'm not sure now

 

We still have a smtp relay that sends email via google for old legacy stuff

[HPlum78]

I ain't used SIMS for well let's say some years.... Can it not just be pointed at an SMTP endpoint! Surly it don't have to load a client side app to mail these days?

[coolhands]

Here was their solution:

Hi

 

SIMS uses the default mail app defined on the workstation in Default App settings.

You can select an app from here (if there is a G Suite Client available this may be possible).

Best wishes,

[HPlum78]

Wow well that answers the question!