[sims] SOLUS 3 and Office 365

[synaesthesia]

Email settings in Solus 3 seem rather limited - can't use any secure SMTP server, therefore can't use O365 to send emails?

 

Is there something I'm missing or an oversight from Capita?

[matt40k]

I believe you can setup a local SMTP relay - it's useful for other things too. It's also worth asking your LA\ISP if they have a SMTP relay you can use.

 

How to Allow a Multi-function Device or Application to Send E-mail through Office 365 Using SMTP: Exchange Online Help

[synaesthesia]

Cheers, was rather hoping I wouldn't have to do that. Solus3 isn't the only thing though, we're in the same boat with an older piece of backup software (Veeam) but perhaps something that needs looking at, @PhilNeal

[matt40k]

To be honest, I'm surprised they actual put in SMTP at all, my money would have been you'd need InTouch to send emails!!

[synaesthesia]

Hah! Better still, remembered our ISP's SMTP relay.

Surely that works? No, because Solus for some reasons REQUIRES you to enter a username and password for it!

[matt40k]

Just enter anything for the user \ pass. I'm not saying I ever put in something stupid in, but you could probably guess what time I'd configured it by what I put in as the fake password. The practicle answer would be to put annoymous for both.

[synaesthesia]

Doesn't work, as the SMTP server rejects it

 

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Edit - OK, it does, but someone has naffed up the UI.

 

It says "sender email" - oddly that SHOULD say "recipient email" !

Edited August 8, 2014 by synaesthesia