Email notifications
For using email notifications in LUY, e.g., for surveys, subscriptions or the plugin API, it is necessary to configure the email settings.
Activate the functionality
To activate the email notifications, the server administrator must enable the parameters in the luy.properties. The SMTP server, port, encryption and authentication settings, are explained in table below.
Parameter name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
notification.activated | Used to enable the notifications. Possible values are true and false. | true |
notification.smtpserver | The SMTP server address | |
notification.email.from | The address used for sending the emails | |
notification.port | The SMTP server port | 25 or 465 (SSL) |
notification.ssl.enable | Used to enable SSL-secured communication with the SMTP server. Possible values are true and false. | true |
notification.starttls.enable | Used to enable the use of the STARTTLS mechanism for securing communication with the SMTP server. Possible values are true and false. | false |
notification.username | The username for authenticating with SMTP server. Should normally only be used only if the SSL is enabled. | |
notification.password | The password for authenticating with SMTP server. Should normally only be used if the SSL is enabled. | userpassword |
User profiles don't contain a preferred language setting; thus all emails are sent in English.