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-===== Introduction =====+======= Introduction =======
  
 LUCY comes with different mail delivery options: LUCY comes with different mail delivery options:
  
-  - Delivery via (built-in) internal mail server (Postfix) +  - Delivery via (built-in) internal mail server (Internal Postfix Server
-  - Delivery via an external mail relay (SMTP) +  - Delivery via an external mail relay (External SMTP Server
-  - Delivery via pre-paid external mail relay (HTTP) +  - Delivery via pre-paid external mail relay (HTTP Proxy)
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-===== Delivery via external mail relay (SMTP) within a campaign ===== +
- +
-**Please Note:** You can define the mail delivery method on a **globally** within the settings menu. If you do so, it will **overwrite all individual settings** in a campaign. The second possibility is to configure the delivery methods within a campaign: +
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-{{ message_campaign.png?600 }}+
  
 ===== Delivery via external mail relay (SMTP) using the general settings ===== ===== Delivery via external mail relay (SMTP) using the general settings =====
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 This chapter concerns the general mail settings which can be set globally for all campaigns. If you might have different delivery methods in campaigns, please define the individual message delivery method within the campaign itself. This chapter concerns the general mail settings which can be set globally for all campaigns. If you might have different delivery methods in campaigns, please define the individual message delivery method within the campaign itself.
  
-In LUCY the default delivery method for mails is using the built-in Postfix mail server. As many SPAM filters will block emails coming from a new IP-address that has no reputation, the administrator can decide to configure an external mail relay. In LUCY this is done under settings/mail settings & settings/SMTP servers:+In LUCY the default delivery method for mails is using the built-in Postfix mail server. As many SPAM filters will block emails coming from a new IP address that has no reputation, the administrator can decide to configure an external mail relay. In LUCY this is done under **Settings/Mail settings** **Settings/SMTP servers**:
  
  
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-To use an external SMTP server you will first need to add your mail server by clicking the "add mail server" button:+To use an external SMTP server you will first need to add your mail server by clicking the **"Add mail server"** button:
  
 {{ addmailserver.png?600 }} {{ addmailserver.png?600 }}
  
-In the second step you need to enter the mail server details:+In the second step you need to enter the **mail server** details:
  
-{{ addmailserver2.png?600 }}+{{ addmailserver3.png?600 }}
  
 +After saving the configuration, you can test the connection with the external SMTP server using the tool presented on the same page: enter the Sender and Recipient addresses and press the **"Test"** button.
 +If it is OK, you will see the message //"Success, please see the output"//.
 +If something wrong, you will see the message //"Error, please see the output"//. In the Console Output you will see a short description of the issue and log of the SMTP session:
  
-In step 3 you can select now the mail server which you previously added in "settings/mail settings" to define your default delivery method:+{{ smtp_test.png?600 }}
  
 +More information regarding the SMTP errors codes you сan find [[smtp_status_codes|here]].
 +===== Delivery via external mail relay (SMTP) within a campaign =====
  
-{{ external_mail_relay_32i.png?600 }}+**Please Note:** You can define the mail delivery method on a **globally** within the settings menuIf you do so, it will **overwrite all individual settings** in a campaign. The second possibility is to configure the delivery methods within a campaign:
  
 +{{ message_campaign.png?600 }}
  
  
 ===== Configuration of using a pre-paid, external mail server (via HTTP) ===== ===== Configuration of using a pre-paid, external mail server (via HTTP) =====
  
-In LUCY you can use a pre-paid, external mail server with an excellent reputation as your default communication method. In this model we use an API to Sendgrid (https://sendgrid.com/) that allows us to communicate via HTTP to an external mail server to initiate the mail delivery. There are few advantages to this model especially if all other methods of mail delivery fail due to SPAM filtering. You can configure LUCY to use an pre-paid external mail server in two ways:+In LUCY you can use a pre-paid, external mail server with an excellent reputation as your default communication method. In this modelwe use an API to Sendgrid (https://sendgrid.com/) that allows us to communicate via HTTP to an external mail server to initiate the mail delivery. There are few advantages to this model especially if all other methods of mail delivery fail due to SPAM filtering. You can configure LUCY to use pre-paid external mail server in two ways:
  
-  - Generic settings for all campaigns: select the HTTP method within "settings/mail settings". You will then be presented the option to define the mails sender domain or mail sender name. This setting will overwrite the individual setting within a campaign and ensure that all emails in LUCY are send using this method:+  - Generic settings for all campaigns: select the HTTP method within **"Settings/mail settings"**.  
 + 
 +{{ :mail_settings_http.png?400 |}} 
 + 
 +You will then be presented the option to define the mails sender domain or mail sender name. This setting will overwrite the individual setting within a campaign and ensure that all emails in LUCY are sent using this method:
  
 {{ external_mail_relay.png?600 }} {{ external_mail_relay.png?600 }}
  
-- Campaign specific delivery method: if you did not specify any generic mail delivery method in "settings/mail settings" you can configure the mail delivery as well in each single campaign under the scenario settings in "mail settings":+- Campaign specific delivery method: if you did not specify any generic mail delivery method in **"Settings/mail settings"** you can configure the mail delivery as well in every single campaign under the scenario settings in **"Mail settings"**:
  
 {{ external_mail_relay_ii.png?600 }} {{ external_mail_relay_ii.png?600 }}
  
-If you pick "HTTP" as your delivery method then you will have only a limited number of domains you can choose as a sender address:+If you pick **"HTTP"** as your delivery method then you will have only a limited number of domains you can choose as a sender address:
  
 {{ external_mail_relay_iii.png?600 }} {{ external_mail_relay_iii.png?600 }}
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 The list of external mail domains will continuously be expanded with each LUCY release.  The list of external mail domains will continuously be expanded with each LUCY release. 
  
-Please note: if a recipient of such an e-mail will press reply the reply address show will be something like "do-not-reply@example-domain.com". If he still answers to the mail he will get an error with a non-delivery report. So you won't be able to catch answers to those pre-defined e-mail domains.+**Please note**: if a recipient of such an e-mail will press replythe reply address will be something like "do-not-reply@example-domain.com". If he still answers to the mail he will get an error with a non-delivery report. So you won't be able to catch answers to those pre-defined e-mail domains.
  
  
-**Pricing:**: sending up to 100 emails using the external HTTP mail server is free. Every extra mail will cost 1.cents.   Please make sure you have enough credits before starting the campaign.+**Pricing:**: sending up to 100 emails using the external HTTP mail server is free. Every extra mail will cost 0.cents.   Please make sure you have enough credits before starting the campaign.
  
 **Mail Sender Domains for HTTP Proxy**: the following mail sender domains are pre-configured **Mail Sender Domains for HTTP Proxy**: the following mail sender domains are pre-configured
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   *  web-login.site   *  web-login.site
   *  secure-login.host   *  secure-login.host
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 +===== Delivery via internal Postfix Server =====
 +
 +The most frequent email delivery method is using an internal Postfix Server.
 +Servername should match with the FQDN of the LUCY instance.
 +We recommend having a subdomain for mail purposes, as it is shown on the screenshot below.
 +
 +{{ :internal_postfix.png?400 |}}
  
 ===== Troubleshooting ===== ===== Troubleshooting =====
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