Enabling email transfers

Email transfers may be enabled in the Settings > MISCELLANEOUS > Email module.  For a user to be able to perform ad-hoc email transfers:

 

  1. The Enable email service option must be enabled in the Settings > MISCELLANEOUS > Email > Email tab (see Figure 1);

  2. The Enable ad-hoc email transfers option must be enabled in the Settings > MISCELLANEOUS > Email > Ad-Hoc File Transfer tab (see Figure 2); and

  3. The Enable ad-hoc transfers > Settings > Share files via email option must be enabled (checked) for the specified user account at the domain level (ACCOUNTS > Users > Users). See the adding users link at the bottom of the page for more information on that topic.

     

Figure 1

 

 

Enable email service - Enables email

 

Email Server

 

Host/IP - The hostname or IP of the SMTP server.

 

Port - The port of the SMTP server.

 

Connection type - The type of connection to use.  PLAIN indicates a plain-text SMTP session.  SSL and START-TLS are encrypted SMTP sessions.  Consult your SMTP server documentation for details on what connection types are supported.

 

Username - Optional username to use if SMTP server requires authentication.

 

Password - Optional password to use if SMTP server requires authentication.

 

Debug file - Optional debug file for use in debugging SMTP server problems.

 

Message

 

From - Optional From address used when sending emails.

 

Reply To - Optional Reply-To address used when sending emails.  This may be overridden by user when performing ad-hoc email transfers.

 

Encryption

 

Encrypt with PGP key - Optional encryption key for use in OpenPGP encrypting outbound email messages.

 

Sign with PGP key - Optional signing key for use in OpenPGP signing outbound email messages.

 

PGP signing algorithm - The signing algorithm to use when Sign with PGP key is enabled.

 

Figure 2

 

 

Ad-Hoc Email File Transfer Settings

 

Enable ad-hoc email transfer - Check to enable email transfers.

 

Settings

 

Link expiration range - The minimum and maximum values that will be displayed to user for setting email link expiration.

 

Delete files range - The minimum and maximum values that will be displayed to user for setting a specified period of time to allow for file deletion.

 

Max downloads default - If maximum downloads are enabled then this is the default value supplied in web interface.

 

Enable password protection - Check to password protect email links.

 

Datastore Settings - Specify how ad hoc email transfer records are stored.

 

Allowed Senders

 

Allow sender addresses - This is an optional list of one or more email addresses, used only in the Ad-Hoc transfer of files. This is a list of approved From addresses that may be used beyond the default From address configured in Settings > MISCELLANEOUS > Email > Email (see the From field in figure 1 above). The allowed sender(s) specified here, and the sender specified in the Settings > Miscellaneous > Email > Email > From field are all senders that are eligible to be used when sending an email using the MFT Server Web Client My Storage > Share File(s) > Email or My Storage > Share File(s) > Internal options. These are the two places in the Web Client where you can choose an allowed sender.

 

Allowed Recipients

 

Allow recipients listed as public contacts - Email addresses for public contacts created in Contacts module will be automatically allowed.

 

Allow recipients in specified TLD -  Email addresses which belong to specified TLD (top level domains) will be allowed.

 

See also

 

Sharing Files (via Email, Internal and Copy Link)

Adding users