Email
Opus lets you send files via email with the ZIP and Email
Files command (attached to the Archive Files drop-down
on the toolbar). This provides a quick way to email someone some files without
needing to create a new message in an email program and attach the files to it
manually. The settings on this page let you configure how Opus sends the files.
The Send email via drop-down lets you choose from three
different methods; the one you pick will depends on your individual system and
network.
- Internal SMTP client
This is the preferred method;
it means Opus uses its own SMTP client to connect to a mail server and send
the email directly. To use this method you must have access to an SMTP server
that will accept relay messages. For home users, your ISP will usually provide
this - corporate users however may not have access to an SMTP server directly.
The settings for this option are:
- Email address: This is the email address that will be
used as the 'from' address for messages sent from within Opus.
- Name: This is the (your) name that will be used as the
'from' name for messages sent from within Opus.
- SMTP Server: This is the domain name or IP address of
the relaying SMTP server to use. You can also specify the
Port if the default of 25 isn't correct.
- Server requires authentication: If your SMTP server
requires authentication to relay messages, turn this option on and enter the
Username and Password supplied by your ISP
or network administrator.
- Maximum simultaneous SMTP threads: This defines the
maximum number of simultaneous outgoing messages - if more messages than
this are sent at once the additional messages will be queued.
- mailto: emulation
This method uses the system
registered associations for mailto: links to trigger an email
message in your default email client. If you don't have an email client that
handles mailto: links installed then this method won't work. Outlook is an
example of a client that does provide support for mailto: links.
- MAPI client
This method uses the MAPI system to
invoke your default email handler. MAPI is rather out-dated these days and not
all email programs support this option.