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Tripline
Nov 21, 2016Apprentice
What are the authentication setting requirements used by email alerts?
I get the "Unable to send a test message. Cannot send a test message. Please check authentication settings".
I can set up my server settings to match the authentication setting required by ReadyNAS. I am not using TLS. What type of authentication does the ReadyNAS use for email alerts?
If anyone else has a dummy mail system and need to setup the itty gritty, program it to use AUTH LOGIN as the authentication method.
http://www.samlogic.net/articles/smtp-commands-reference-auth.htm
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- TriplineApprentice
No, I am using a internal barebone email system that does not require login authentication via port 25.
We use AUTH PLAIN as the initial setup but it asks to check the TLS setting.
There is also AUTH LOGIN, CRAM_MD5 and other options available to use in regards to authentication.
- StephenBGuru - Experienced User
Does the NAS have a static address? If so, make sure that you specified a DNS server that can resolve the smtp name.
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