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10 years 3 weeks ago #105296 by limedong
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I want to use the email function, for example, if someone wants to save the test and restart it after some time, can limesurvey send an email to the user?

I have try some times, limesurvey can save the test, but it didn't send email to me.

How to set the email setting? I haven't install mail server in my server.
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10 years 3 weeks ago #105299 by DenisChenu
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Hi,

Without mail server in your server: you need to configure a smtp server.
Look at "Global settings"/Mail

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10 years 3 weeks ago #105300 by limedong
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DenisChenu wrote: Hi,

Without mail server in your server: you need to configure a smtp server.
Look at "Global settings"/Mail


Thanks, but how to configure the smtp server if i use gmail.
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10 years 3 weeks ago #105302 by DenisChenu
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Hi,

manual.limesurvey.org/Optional_settings#Email_Settings

Then you just have to add the port : smtp.gmail.com:465
And i think gmail use SSL or startSSL

You can test the eamil process with creating a survey with token and try to send you an email (even with a empty survey).

If your configuration are OK, you receive the mail.

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10 years 3 weeks ago - 10 years 3 weeks ago #105329 by limedong
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Thank you for your reply.

I try it several times, but it can not work now.

please see the attachments. But I have deleted the correct username of gmail on the pictures.
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10 years 3 weeks ago #105333 by DenisChenu
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Hi,

Can you set debug > 1 in application/config/config.php too please ?

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10 years 3 weeks ago #105366 by limedong
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DenisChenu wrote: Hi,

Can you set debug > 1 in application/config/config.php too please ?

Denis

Thanks, I have edited the file, but it doesn't work yet.
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10 years 3 weeks ago #105377 by limedong
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I used another email server. It works now.Thanks for your help.
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10 years 3 weeks ago #105392 by Mazi
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limedong wrote: I used another email server. It works now.Thanks for your help.

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9 years 3 months ago #114958 by email
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I have the same problem as Limedong.

I uses the correct settings of my smtp-server but Limesurvey is not able to send an email by smtp if a person wants to participate at my survey.

To send the email by php is not secure, right?


What else can I do to solve my problem? Seems to be a bug but hard to reproduce because I have no idea why some smtp-servers are working and some not.
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9 years 3 months ago #114959 by holch
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This is very hard to say, because of course it could be a Limesurvey bug, but it could also easily be a badly configured SMTP server. Some SMTP server for example block the sending of emails from webapplications, which might also be a problem.

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9 years 3 months ago #114960 by holch
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If you can get into touch with the administrator of the SMTP server, you might be able to check if something shows up in the logs and if you can identify what happens when Limesurvey tries to connect to the SMTP-Server to send emails.

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