Configuring SpotCollector to Send Email or SMS messages Announcing the Creation of New Spot Database Entries for Needed DX Stations

On the Configuration window's eMail tab,

  1. Configure the Outgoing Mail Server panel with the parameters necessary to send an outgoing email message via your Internet Service Provider (ISP). This information is typically provided on your ISP's web site. Here are the settings for popular ISPs:

    • Gmail

      • Outgoing Mail Server Address

        smtp.gmail.com

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Server requires authentication

        enable

        Outgoing Mail Server Address User name

        your Gmail username

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Password

        your Gmail password

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Port number

        465

        Outgoing Mail Server Address SSL encryption required

        enable

      Notes:
      1. as of August 2019, if you are using Gmail to convey SpotCollector's outgoing email messages, you must obtain an App Password from Google; this gives a non-Google application like SpotCollector permission to use Gmail's outgoing mail server. An App Password can only be established in Google accounts that have 2-step verification enabled, as described here. After enabling 2-step verification (if not already enabled),

        • navigate to https://myaccount.google.com/

        • select Security

        • under Signing in to Google select App Passwords (if this option is not present, 2-step verification has not been enabled in your Google account)

        • set the Select app selector to other (custom name)

        • to the right of the Select the app and device you want go generate the app password for prompt, type SpotCollector and then click the Generate button

        • copy the 16-character generated password and paste it into SpotCollector's Outgoing Mail Server panel's Password box (even though the password appears to contain spaces, it does not)

      2. as of June 2021, you must configure Google to consider SSL encryption to be sufficient

      3. if you receive a message from gmail entitled "Sign-in attempt prevented" that says "Someone just tried to sign in to your Google Account foo@gmail.com from an app that doesn't meet modern security standards", you can disable Google's screening as described here.

    • Comcast

      • Outgoing Mail Server Address

        smtp.comcast.net

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Server requires authentication

        enable

        Outgoing Mail Server Address User name

        your Comcast username

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Password

        your Comcast password

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Port number

        465

        Outgoing Mail Server Address SSL encryption required

        enable

    • Hotmail (must enable POP-3 via the web interface)

      • Outgoing Mail Server Address

        smtp.live.com

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Server requires authentication

        enable

        Outgoing Mail Server Address User name

        your Hotmail email address

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Password

        your Hotmail password

        Outgoing Mail Server Address Port number

        25

        Outgoing Mail Server Address SSL encryption required

        enable

  2. in the From email address box, type the email address that should appear in the From field of messages sent by SpotCollector

  3. in the To email address box, type the email address to which SpotCollector's messages should be sent.

  4. in the Audio Alarm panel, check the Enable box

  5. click the Test button, and confirm that the tes email message is received

  6. In the Email Alarm trigger panel, select the Needed option and check the Needed includes Unconfirmed as well as Unworked box; as you become more familiar with SpotCollector's capabilities, you may wish to modify these settings later.


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eMailAnnouncements (last edited 2021-10-31 00:01:12 by AA6YQ)