/* $Id: README.txt,v 1.9.2.4 2010/07/07 13:01:27 smk Exp $ */

-- SUMMARY --

Adds SMTP support for sending e-mails using the PHPMailer library.

For a full description of the module, visit the project page:
  http://drupal.org/project/phpmailer
To submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or to track changes:
  http://drupal.org/project/issues/phpmailer


-- REQUIREMENTS --

* Access to an SMTP server

* PHPMailer for PHP5/6
  http://phpmailer.codeworxtech.com

Optional:

* To connect to an SMTP server using SSL, your PHP installation needs to have
  OpenSSL support.

* Mime Mail module to send HTML e-mails
  http://drupal.org/project/mimemail

* Personalized E-mails module to adjust the displayed sender name
  http://drupal.org/project/pmail


-- INSTALLATION --

1. Download PHPMailer for PHP5/6 from

     http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmailer/files/phpmailer%20for%20php5_6/

   and extract the the following files to the subdirectory 'phpmailer' of this
   module:

     class.phpmailer.php
     class.smtp.php
 
   Be careful NOT to extract the path names contained in the archive.

2. Install as usual, see http://drupal.org/node/70151 for further information.


-- CONFIGURATION --

* Configure user permissions at Administer >> User management >> Access control
  >> phpmailer module.

  Only users with the "administer phpmailer settings" permission will gain
  access to the module configuration page.

* When not using the optional Mime Mail module, customize module settings at
  Administer >> Site configuration >> PHPMailer.

  If used in conjunction with Mime Mail, PHPMailer will show up as an e-mail
  engine in the Mime Mail module settings.  Note that there will be no separate
  PHPMailer configuration page in this case.

* Using Google Mail as SMTP server

  To send e-mails with Google Mail use the following settings:

    SMTP server:     smtp.gmail.com
    SMTP port:       465
    Secure protocol: SSL
    Username:        your_google_mail_name@gmail.com
    Password:        your_google_mail_password

  In Advanced SMTP settings:
    Enable 'Always set "Reply-To" address' checkbox.

  Also note the sending limits for Google Mail accounts:
  http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=22839

* Errors when trying to send a test email

  If you see the following error messages when trying to send a test email from
  the settings page:

    SMTP -> ERROR: Failed to connect to server: Connection timed out (110)
    SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host. 

  it means the mail server can not be reached, usually because your hosting
  provider is blocking the port by a firewall. The solution is to ask your
  provider to allow outgoing connections to your mail server.

* Debug settings

  PHPMailer supports rerouting all e-mails for debugging purposes, to prevent
  you from accidentally sending out e-mails to real users from a development
  site.  To enable this feature, add the following lines to the end of your
  settings.php (usually located in sites/default):

    $conf['phpmailer_debug_email'] = 'your_debug_email@yoursite.com';

  This will change the recipient of all e-mails to the configured address.


-- CREDITS --

Authors:
* Stefan M. Kudwien (smk-ka) - http://drupal.org/user/48898
* Daniel F. Kudwien (sun) - http://drupal.org/user/54136

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