Adobe 38000827 Administration Guide - Page 22

Mail Connection Settings area Select preferences for handling mail logs, as described in the following table: Setting Mail Server Server Port Connection Timeout (seconds) Spool Interval (seconds) Verify Mail Server Connection Description Lets you enter a valid mail server for sending dynamic SMTP mail messages in the text box. You can enter an Internet address, such as mail.company.com or the IP address of the mail server, such as 127.0.0.1. Enter the number of the port on which the mail server is running. Contact your server administrator if you are unsure of the appropriate port number. Enter the number of seconds that ColdFusion should wait for a response from the mail server. Enter the number of seconds at which you want the mail server to process spooled mail. To have ColdFusion verify that it can connect to your specified mail server after you submit this form, enable this option. You receive an error message if the connection fails. Note: Whether or not you use this option, send a test mail message when you finish your mail settings. Mail Logging Settings area Select preferences for handling mail logs, as described in the following table: Setting Error Log Severity Log all e-mail messages sent by ColdFusion Description From the drop-down list box, select the type of SMTP-related error message to write to a log file. The options are: Debug, Warning, Debug, Information, and Error. Enable this option to save to a log file the To, From, and Subject fields of all e-mail messages. ColdFusion MX writes sent mail and mail error logs to either of the following directories: • \cfusion\Log, in Windows • /opt/coldfusion/log, on Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX The following table describes the e-mail log files: Log mailsent.log mail.log Description Records sent e-mail messages Records general e-mail errors 14 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX Administration