We are migrating from NT & Groupwise to XP & Outlook.

I'm testing the 24x7 in the new environment. How do you get the mapi to work with outlook to send out the email notifications (job starts, completed, errors, etc) with out the Outlook Security Warning message box?

Also, our current schedule has about 200 different jobs, mostly MS Access jobs, what's the best way to switch over to the new scheduler to the new environment during the transition? We have to convert our Access databases to Access 2002, and then change the schedule for each job since the path to access is now different? (Keeping the dependencies intact)

The quick answer is "do not use MAPI, use SMTP". 24x7 supports direct SMTP email interface which bypasses Outlook and MAPI all together.

The long answer can be found on the Microsoft web site explaining how to disable security options on your systems. Most people do not want to mess with that. If you are interested please let me know and I will help you to find that document.

: We are migrating from NT & Groupwise to XP & Outlook.

: I'm testing the 24x7 in the new environment. How do you get the mapi to work
: with outlook to send out the email notifications (job starts, completed,
: errors, etc) with out the Outlook Security Warning message box?

: Also, our current schedule has about 200 different jobs, mostly MS Access
: jobs, what's the best way to switch over to the new scheduler to the new
: environment during the transition? We have to convert our Access databases
: to Access 2002, and then change the schedule for each job since the path
: to access is now different? (Keeping the dependencies intact)

I have changed to SMTP and the emails get sent, however, the FROM field is blank. Is there any special syntax for the Sender email address?

: The quick answer is "do not use MAPI, use SMTP". 24x7 supports
: direct SMTP email interface which bypasses Outlook and MAPI all together.

: The long answer can be found on the Microsoft web site explaining how to
: disable security options on your systems. Most people do not want to mess
: with that. If you are interested please let me know and I will help you to
: find that document.

Make sure you have default sender address completed in the Tools/Options.

: I have changed to SMTP and the emails get sent, however, the FROM field is
: blank. Is there any special syntax for the Sender email address?

I do, I have myname@mycorp.com....is that the correct syntax?

: Make sure you have default sender address completed in the Tools/Options.

Yes, that's correct. If you send emails from standard notification actions please check you have your email in the Account property.
If you send emails from scripts using MailSendXXX commands please check you have your email specified for the first parameter.

: I do, I have myname@mycorp.com....is that the correct syntax?

The messages are being sent, but the from field is blank. Any other ideas?

: Yes, that's correct. If you send emails from standard notification actions
: please check you have your email in the Account property.
: If you send emails from scripts using MailSendXXX commands please check you
: have your email specified for the first parameter.

Please create and run a test job with a message going to support@softtreetech.com. We will check your message headers. In the email message plesae include a link to http://www.softtreetech.com/cgi_bin/config.cgi?read=5030 as a reference.

: The messages are being sent, but the from field is blank. Any other ideas?

Message has been sent...thank you.

Marc

: Please create and run a test job with a message going to
: support@softtreetech.com. We will check your message headers. In the email
: message plesae include a link to
: http://www.softtreetech.com/cgi_bin/config.cgi?read=5030 as a reference.

Message resent. I sent it to the wrong address the first time.

Marc

: Message has been sent...thank you.

: Marc

It looks like you are sending messages from job notification actions but you are not all email message properties. For a program type job with "email on finish" notification action enabled it is step 9 in the Job Wizard..

: Message resent. I sent it to the wrong address the first time.

: Marc

I'm using version 3.4.17 and step 9 of the wizard is the "Restart this job if it Fails" window. I resent the message with the job start and job finish notifications....why is there no from field on the SMTP messages?

: It looks like you are sending messages from job notification actions but you
: are not all email message properties. For a program type job with
: "email on finish" notification action enabled it is step 9 in
: the Job Wizard..

There is. It is the same form for all email types. That form has 3 fields: Account, Password, Recipients.
Make sure you put valid sender's emaill (must be accepted by your SMTP server) to the Account field.

: I'm using version 3.4.17 and step 9 of the wizard is the "Restart this
: job if it Fails" window. I resent the message with the job start and
: job finish notifications....why is there no from field on the SMTP
: messages?

Got it!! What's the purpose of the SMTP Sender Email field under Tools, Options?

: There is. It is the same form for all email types. That form has 3 fields:
: Account, Password, Recipients.
: Make sure you put valid sender's emaill (must be accepted by your SMTP
: server) to the Account field.

When an email alert is sent by 24x7 (not related to specific job processing, such "low memory", etc..) it uses the default address from Tools/Options.

: Got it!! What's the purpose of the SMTP Sender Email field under Tools,
: Options?