Configure email communications
The Mail Sending Settings give you the ability to route returned email or replies to email to a specific address. If your store is running on an SMTP or Windows server, you can verify the host and port settings.
No
.For a detailed list of the configuration settings, see Mail Sending Settings in the Configuration Reference.
Configure email communications
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On the Admin sidebar, go to Stores > Settings > Configuration.
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In the left panel, expand Advanced and choose System.
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Expand the Mail Sending Settings section and do the following:
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If necessary, set Disable Email Communications to
No
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For Transport, choose the transport type for email communications from the store:
Sendmail
orSMTP
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If running on an SMTP or Windows server, verify the following settings:
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Host -
localhost
or other -
Port (25) -
25
or other
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For Set Return Path, choose one of the following options:
No
- (Recommended security measure) Routes returned email to the default store email address.Yes
- Routes returned email to the default store email address.Specified
- Routes returned email to the email address specified in Return Path Email.
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If running on an SMTP server, configure the connection:
- Username - Enter the login user name for the SMTP server.
- Password - Enter the password for the SMTP server login.
- Auth - Choose the authentication type for the SMTP server connection:
NONE
,PLAIN
, orLOGIN
- SSL - Choose the verification type for the server security certificate:
SSL
orTLS
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In the left panel, expand Sales and choose Sales Emails.
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Expand the General Settings section.
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Set Asynchronous sending to
Enable
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When complete, click Save Config.