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Use the Internet Mail Setup dialog to configure or create the Mail/Messaging system profile that BarTender uses to send messages. Unless you specify otherwise, BarTender uses the default profile of the computer's currently logged-on user.

To access this dialog, click Setup on the Alert Setup dialog when Internet Mail (SMTP) is selected for the Mail System option.

Sending Account

• From: Specifies the name or alias that appears with the email address in the From field of the notification.

• Email Address: Specifies the email address in the From field of the notification.

• Requires Authentication: Specifies that the mail server requires a user to log on before it sends email messages.

• User Name: Specifies the logon name of the user whose email account is used by BarTender. Available when the Requires Authentication option is selected.

• Password: Specifies the password for the user name. Available when the Requires Authentication option is selected.

Outgoing Mail Options (SMTP)

• Mail Server: Specifies the name or location of the mail server.

• Port: Specifies the port that is used when communicating with the mail server.

• Timeout: Specifies the amount of time that elapses before BarTender stops trying to send email messages.

• Encoding: Specifies the encoding scheme that is used for the text of the email message.

To make sure that BarTender can communicate with the mail server, click Test.