Sending e-mail messages

Before you configure ColdFusion to send e-mail messages, you must have access to an SMTP e-mail server. Also, before you run application pages that refer to the e-mail server, you can configure the ColdFusion MX Administrator to use the SMTP server. If you later need to override the SMTP server information, you can specify a new mail server in the server attribute of the cfmail tag.

To configure ColdFusion for e-mail:

  1. In the ColdFusion MX Administrator, select Server Settings > Mail Server.
  2. In the Mail Server box, enter the name or IP address of your SMTP mail server.
  3. (Optional) Change the Server Port and Connection Timeout default settings.
  4. Select the Verify Mail Server Connection check box to make sure ColdFusion can access your mail server.
  5. (Optional) Change the Server Port and Connection Timeout default settings.
  6. Click Submit Changes.

    7. ColdFusion saves the settings. The page displays a message indicating success or failure for connecting to the server.

For more information on the Administrator's mail settings, see Configuring and Administering ColdFusion MX.

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