Email connector configuration values

The following configuration values can be defined during installation of the Email connector.

Configuration values

The configuration values define how the connector connects to your email account and provider.

Name	Type	Required or optional?	Description
Port	Number	Required	The port that your email service provider mail server uses to communicate with the connector. 1. 587 is typically set as the default SMTP port if its transport encryption is specified, to ensure that email is submitted securely and follows standard email security guidelines. 2. 465 is typically set as the default SMTP port if ss/transport encryption is specified, to ensure that email is submitted securely and follows standard email security guidelines.
Host	String	Required	The SMTP server name of your email service provider. - For example, the hostname for a Gmail account is typically smtp.gmail.com, and for a Microsoft Exchange/Office 365 account is typically smtp.office365.com.
Transport	String	Required	The security protocol to use for securing email transmissions with the connector. The following values are supported: 1. plain: Transmissions will be sent in plain text; no encryption is applied. 2. tls: Transmissions will use Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol encryption to ensure that email is submitted securely and follows standard email security guidelines. 3. ssl: Transmissions will use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol encryption to ensure that email is submitted securely and follows standard email security guidelines.
Password	String	Optional	The password for the account if your email service provider SMTP server requires username/password authentication. If you are using a Gmail account, this will need to be a Google app password. Refer to Configuring Gmail with the Email connector.
Username	String	Optional	The username (typically an email address) if your email service provider SMTP server requires username/password authentication. For example, username@example.com.