SMTP Server

SMTP Server

An outgoing mail server that supports SMTP used by FogBugz for all outgoing email.

Set this to the same thing as the 'outgoing mail server' in your own email program.

If you don't have another SMTP server, use the SMTP server included with Microsoft's IIS or your version of Unix; if that's on the same server as FogBugz specify localhost. If you don't want FogBugz to send email at all, enter the word NONE (all caps).

SMTP User

If your SMTP server requires login, provide the username here.

SMTP Password

If your SMTP server requires login, provide the password here.

Note: The username and password will be stored in clear text in the Windows registry so that FogBugz can use them to log on whenever needed. Also note that SMTP is a clear-text protocol so if the SMTP server is on a different computer, the username and password will be sent in clear text across the network. We recommend the following best practices for security:

  1. Create a user account and password on your SMTP server that will only be used by FogBugz for sending email, so that if the account and password are revealed, they cannot be used for anything other than sending email.
  2. Configure your SMTP server so that it does not relay email without logging in.
  3. If possible, configure your SMTP server so that it only relays email from known IP addresses inside your network, including the FogBugz server itself. This will make it impossible for spammers to use your SMTP server to forward spam.
  4. Either use an SMTP server which is located on your internal network, protected by a firewall, or create a secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) between your internal network and the SMTP server.
  5. If you cannot secure the connection between your FogBugz server and the SMTP server, consider using stunnel to create a secure, encrypted channel.