This section allows you to set up POP3 email account for managing bounced and bad email addresses and your smtp server settings for how the cart sends out emails.

 

To go to POP3 and SMTP Email Settings page, follow the steps:

 

1.     Open the Global Cart Settings page.

2.      Click Pop3 Email Settings.

 

The POP3 and SMTP Email Settings page will open.

 

3.     POP3 protocol settings: Enter the following information:

a.     POP3 Server Name: Enter the name of the POP3 Server.

b.     POP3 Server Port: Enter the POP3 Server Port.

c.     POP3 Server Username: Enter your POP3 Server Username.

d.     POP3 Server Password: Enter your POP3 Server Password.

 

Figure 6-11-1: POP3 protocol settings

 

 

    4. Sendmail Engine settings: Select how you want the cart to send out email notifications.  Use php if your server allows you to send email the using php mail function, or use SMTP if you are going to use your SMTP server for sending the notification emails. <contact your webhost to find out which they recommend using before setting this function>

       

 

Figure 6-11-2: Sendmail Settings

 

   5. SMTP Server Settings: This is the area where you would fill in your SMTP server settings if you selected the SMTP option as shown in figure 6-11-2.

         a. Security Settings:  If your server uses SSL or TLS encryption please select that option here.

         b.     SMTP Server Name: Enter the name of the SMTP Server.

         c.     SMTP Server Port: Enter the SMTP Server Port.

         d.     SMTP Server Username: Enter your SMTP Server Username.

         e.     Server Password: Enter your SMTP Server Password.

 

Figure 6-11-3: SMTP Server Settings

 

6.     Undeliverable email settings:  Enter the number of fault delivery attempts after which it will be decided that it is a dead email.

 

Note: Dead email means that the email address does not exist.

 

Figure 6-11-4: Undeliverable email settings

 

7.      If you want to cancel or start again, click on the Reset form button.

8.      Click Save changes button to save these settings.