Setting MFT preferences
You can access MFT Preferences in Outlook's menu by selecting File > MFT Settings
The following sections step through the MFT Settings:
Connection
Connection allows you to set the MFT Server URL.
Enter the following information:
- Your company's MFT URL: (i.e. https://companyname.thruinc.net)
- Your username: (Demo User)
- Your password: The password that you entered during initial account creation.
Message policies
Message Policies allows you to set automatic behavior for sending files based on size or file type.
Attachment management
When "Save Attachments With Sent Items" is selected, all the locally attached files are saved in the Outlook sent items folder.
For example, if you attach a PDF from the desktop and check this option, the PDF will show in the sent folder.
If it is not checked, only the MFT stub file (a small text file) will appear.
This option helps to keep local storage under control.
Attachment restrictions
You can set a maximum for the total attachment size that can be sent as a regular attachment without MFT.
If you set this to 0, all attachments must use MFT.
Restrictions can also be placed based on file type.
If you try to send a file that is restricted, a notification will appear:
The notification tells what rule has been violated and gives you options to send in MFT Send Mode, Remove ALL Attachments, and Send or do not Send the email.
You can prevent the warning from appearing by setting the policy to "Automatically send without warnings if any restriction is matched", which will direct all emails to only use MFT Send Mode for all attachments.
Proxy settings
Click the Proxy Settings tab to access these options.
These options should be left as the default to ensure proper functionality.
