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--- config_server_options [2018/01/05 20:51] – content updates avon
+++ config_server_options [2022/09/25 21:11] (current) – added max poll threads avon
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 This menu allows you to set some high level configuration settings for your servers.
-As of Mystic 1.12 A38 the sendmail features have not yet been enabled for general use.
+==== Server Options ====
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                █  Max BBS Nodes    │ 3                           █
                █  Start Hidden     │ No                          █
-               █  Enable SendMail  │ No                          █
+               █  Max Poll Threads │ 5                           █
-               █  SM Host          │                             █
+               █  Enable SMTP Send │ No                          █
-               █  SM Login         │                             █
+               █  SMTP Host        │                             █
-               █  SM Password      │                             █
+               █  SMTP IP Type     │ IPV4 Only                   █
-               █  SM AuthType      │ None                        █
+               █  SMTP Login       │                             █
+               █  SMTP Password    │                             █
+               █  SMTP Auth Type   │ CRAM-MD5                    █
+               █  SMTP Use SSL/TLS │ Yes                         █
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 There following options can be configured.
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 === Start Hidden ===
-=== Enable SendMail ===
+Hide node windows when a session begins (Windows only)
-Placeholder text - this feature under development 1.12 A38
+=== Max Poll Threads ===
+Sets the number of concurrent outbound connections when running MIS POLL
+=== Enable SMTP Send ===
+Enable sendmail functionality
+=== SMTP Host ===
+Define sendmail/relay hostname and port. e.g. smtp.gmail.com:587
+=== SMTP IP Type ===
+Define if V4/V6 use only allowed or default to one/fallback to the other.
+=== SMTP Login ===
+SMTP sendmail/relay login ID to use.
+=== SMTP Password ===
+SMTP sendmail/relay password to use.
+=== SM Auth Type ===
+Select Which type of SMTP sendmail/relay authentication should be used. There are four options:
+  * None
+  * Login
+  * Plain
+  * CRAM-MD5
+=== SMTP Use SSL/TLS ===
+Sendmail now supports opportunistic SSL via the TLS v1.2+ protocol.
+==== STMP Send Config Example ====
+In this example we are going to set things up to allow Mystic to send password email reset codes via a Google Gmail account.
+== Steps  ==
+  * Create a Gmail account for your Mystic BBS to send emails via by visiting [[https://www.google.com/gmail/|Gmail]].
+  * Take a note of the password and Gmail address you use. e.g. testuser@gmail.com / pw = boguspw
+  * Run Mystic -CFG
+  * Head to Configuration > User Password Policy.
+  * Set 'Allow Reset by E-mail' to Yes.
+  * Head to Servers > General Options.
+  * Set the SMTP settings that are displayed in this screen as follows:
+  * Ensure you **load the Gmail address and password you created** in the first step.
+  * Don't worry about 'Domain Name' 'Max BBS Nodes' or 'Start Hidden' as they are not part of the SMTP setup.
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+               █                                                 █
+               █  Domain Name      │ mybbs.com                   █
+               █  Max BBS Nodes    │ 3                           █
+               █  Start Hidden     │ No                          █
+               █  Enable SMTP Send │ Yes                         █
+               █  SMTP Host        │ smtp.gmail.com:587          █
+               █  SMTP IP Type     │ IPV4 Only                   █
+               █  SMTP Login       │ testuser@gmail.com          █
+               █  SMTP Password    │ *******                     █
+               █  SMTP Auth Type   │ Login                       █
+               █  SMTP Use SSL/TLS │ Yes                         █
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-=== SM Host ===
-Placeholder text - this feature under development 1.12 A38
-=== SM Login ===
+  *   [[cryptlib|Mystic BBS uses Cryptlib]] in order to perform the encryption for SSH and SSL-based servers and clients. You need to **ensure you have this installed first** so Mystic can use it to make a successful SSL/TLS connection to Gmail.
-Placeholder text - this feature under development 1.12 A38
+    * Sign in to your Google account - the one you used to create your new Gmail address with.
+    * Go to the [[https://myaccount.google.com|account maintenance]] page.
+    * Select 'Security' from the options on the left hand navigation.
+    * Scroll down to the section called 'Less secure app access' and turn this ON.
-=== SM Password ===
+Now you are ready to test.
-Placeholder text - this feature under development 1.12 A38
+  * Make sure you have a test account with a valid email address loaded against the user record.
+  * Try to login incorrect three times and ask for a reset via email.
+  * You should see a 'success' message after approx 3-5 seconds.
+  * You can check your node logs (for the active user) to see details of what has just happened with their SMTP session.
+  * The email should arrive in to your test users email account approx. 2-3 minutes later containing a reset code to enter.
-=== SM AuthType ===
-Placeholder text - this feature under development 1.12 A38