QAOSMTP1
The areas that need to be modified in QAOSMTP1 are listed in the following table.
Name | Description |
|---|---|
SMTP_SERVER | Is the name of the local mail server This server distributes mail to the POP3 and Exchange mail servers. You can manually specify the SMTP_SERVER name in the EXEC or you can predefine the value in a PROFILE variable via the windows-mode EZAOSOL menu. Using a PROFILE variable is preferable, as the values can be easiy changed in the future without having to edit the EXEC source code. For more information about the EZAOSOL menu, see the Using-BMC-AMI-Ops-Automation-basic-applications. |
SMTP_REPLYTO | Is the e-mail message address that receives replies when responding to this e-mail message It must be a valid address (or example, yourName@yourCompany.com). |
Sender of the e-mail message | Is the first line queued (your name), which might be different from the REPLYTO e-mail ID Valid formats are dependent upon the mail server that is being used. Most mail servers accept '<user@yourCompany.com>'. Other typical formats that are accepted are ''your name'' and ''your name'<id@bid.company.com>'. Verify with your site's SMTP documentation for acceptable values. |
Recipient(s) | Is a blank-delimited list It is queued second. Do not use the format 'name'<user@bigCompany.com>. |
Email Subject | Is the text for the subject line of the e-mail |
Email text | Is a line or multiple lines of text that that will be sent to the recipients This information is displayed in the body of the e-mail. message |
CC_USERS | Is a list of users who will receive a copy of this e-mail message Use the same syntax as used for the Recipient(s) field. |
TLS | Specifies if TLS encryption is used. Valid values are Y or N and the default value is N (do not use TLS encryption). Specifying Y means use TLS encryption. See comments in the QAOSMTP1 member for more information (including the need for an AT-TLS policy). |
USERID and PASSWORD | Specify the User ID and password for login to the mail server using the AUTH LOGIN method. Mail servers might require that TLS=Y is specified in order to offer the AUTH LOGIN method. |
See BBSAMP member QAOSMTP1 for a sample EXEC.
Some SMTP servers depend on its users to supply the correct time offset from UTC (GMT). Other SMTP servers supply this time offset internally and do not depend on its users. If you see an inaccurate 'sent' time on an Email that you received, this is a common symptom of an incorrect time offset.
The EXEC QAOSMTP2 obtains the local time offset from MVS and appends this value to the Date and Timestamp. The example below shows a timestamp for an email generated on a MVS with local time 7 hours behind UTC.
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:16:58 -0700
If your MVS system does not have the correct time offset from UTC (for example, this applies to some customers who run MVS with the local time set to the GMT) , you may need to customize the QAOSMTP2 EXEC to hard code the appropriate time offset. You might also have to do this if you change the time to observe Daylight Savings Time (DST).
To view the local time offset on your MVS, issue the command MVS D T (display time).