Probe for Windows Help: Email

Probe For Windows can send recommendation emails to growers, and notification emails to other users

Both grower and notification emails will have the same look, and will be sent via the same mail server

Example of a grower email...

Example of a notification email...

Email text, colours, format

Email text and layout is set on FileMenu/Export tab: web

For grower emails the Subject and Message can be entered
The text can have wild cards eg

Subject:	Scheduling available for %FarmName% as at %D3%
Message:	A new recommendation report for %FARMNAME% is at %WEBLINKS%

Subject and Message text for notification emails is generated by Probe for Windows, but NotifyName (Jim Mercer PC in example above) can be entered FileMenu/Register tab:values

If emails in HTML format

• A header and footer will also be included
  Text is entered at Header: and Footer:
  The text can have wildcards eg...
  Header: %OWNER1% with actual text entered on FileMenu/Register tab: values
  Header: United Irrigation Services
  Header: United|Helsinki - United will be on the left, Helsinki on the right
  Footer: t: 1234 5678 | e: somebody@yourdomain.com
  Footer: t: %OWNER2% | e: %OWNER3%
• The text colour and background colour can be set with ...
  The Header text will be bold, and 120% of the Message text
• The Message text can also have marked up html eg
  check our <a href="www.yourdomain.com#latest">Latest News</a>
  <img src="www.yourdomain.com/logo.png">

If Use css file the email can be customised by editing a CSS file...

eg: emailheader: {border: 2px solid red; background-image: url('https://www.rsne.com.au/fruition_logo.png'}

The .css file does not need to be uploaded to your web site.

But any logo.png files will need to be on the web.

Email login, server, method

Configured on FileMenu/Internet tab: Settings

These settings are global - they are used for all reports and all notification emails.

Method:	Outlook Emails sent via Outlook (if installed) CDO Emails sent to an SMTP mail server using Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects (if installed) Chilkat Emails sent to an SMPT mail server using the Chilkat library(installed on PC by Prwin)
Server:	mail.abc.com
From email:	must be a valid email address on this mail server
ReplyTo:	The email adress that will be used if recipient uses Reply (optional)
Authentication required:	UID+Password is required
Secure:	explicit
Port:	leave blank initially
Username:	required if Authentication required
Password:

test will send a test email
trace will generate a trace file of the login process (tracesmtp.txt), add information to the email; and save a local copy of the email (emailtrace*.htm)