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Modify Object - SMTP Channel

The SMTP Channel object stores the information the SMTP driver needs to relay events through an SMTP server.

For best security practices, Novell® recommends that you configure your SMTP server to require authentication before you configure Novell Audit to send e-mail to the SMTP server. Novell also recommends limiting the domains to which e-mail can be sent from the SMTP server. These two precautions can help prevent your post office from being used by an attacker to send spam.

IMPORTANT: You must restart the logging server to effect any changes in Channel object configuration. For more information on restarting the logging server, refer to the Novell Audit Administration Guide.

The following provides a description of each Channel object attribute:

Item

Description

Configuration

SMTP Relay Settings

 

Host

The host name or IP address of the SMTP server.

If a host name is specified, only the first address associated with that name is used.

 

 

User

The user name for the e-mail account the SMTP channel uses to connect to the SMTP server.

The user name is required only if SMTP Authentication is enabled on the SMTP server.

 

 

Password

The password for the e-mail account the SMTP channel uses to connect to the SMTP server.

The password is required only if SMTP Authentication is enabled on the SMTP server.

 

Message Settings

 

Sender

The name that appears in the From: line for all messages sent from this SMTP Channel object. Some SMTP servers require this field to be a valid e-mail address. If this is required by your SMTP server, make sure you provide a valid e-mail address, such as username@yourcompany.com.

 

 

Recipient

The e-mail addresses to which all events directed through this SMTP Channel object are sent. Multiple recipients are delineated with a comma ( , ), a space, or a semicolon ( ; ).

You can also enter the $S or $T event variables in this field instead of a real address. When relaying an event, the SMTP driver replaces these variables with the value of the event's Text1 or Text2 fields, respectively. See Event Variables for more information.

As long as the value of the Text1 or Text2 field is an e-mail address, the $S and $T variables can be leveraged to automatically send notification messages for user-related events such as a password change.

IMPORTANT: To use the $S and $T variables, you must also configure a Notification Filter that directs only those events with an e-mail address in the Text1 or Text2 fields to this SMTP Channel object. For information on configuring Notification Filters, see Configuring Filters and Event Notifications.

 

 

Subject

The text that appears in the Subject line for all messages sent from this SMTP Channel object. The subject line can contain up to 255 characters.

The subject line can also contain event variables. The SMTP driver replaces these variables with a value from the event's designated field. For a listing of event variables, see Event Variables.

This field is optional.

 

 

Message

The text that appears in the message body for all messages sent from this SMTP Channel object. The message body can be up to 64 KB; however, for performance reasons, this is not recommended.

The message body can contain event variables. The SMTP driver replaces these variables with a value from the event's designated field. For a listing of event variables, see Event Variables.

This field is optional.

 

Status

By default, all Channel objects are enabled. This means that the logging server loads the Channel object's configuration in memory at startup.

IMPORTANT: The Channel object must be located in a supported Channel container for the logging server to use it. See Creating and Configuring Channel Objects for more information.

If you select the Disabled option, you must restart the Secure Logging Server for the setting to become effective. Thereafter, the logging server cannot load the object's configuration until you select Enabled.

 

Related Topics

SMTP Channel

Creating and Configuring Channel Objects

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