Settings

System Settings

The settings section is the first section you will want to visit after installation. Settings here typically only need to be set once during installation.

General Settings

Site Prefix - This value defines the base url of your Newman installation, this should look something like: http://newman.yourdomain.com/Newman/

Local Timezone - This is a specific string that is used to correct interpret date and times. By default all dates are stored using UTC time, so this translates from UTC to your local timezone. (Default: CST) (Valid Values: EST, MST, PST)

Message Delay - This setting defines the amount of pause between emails the system should introduce. The main purpose of this setting is to prevent high loads on email servers. The value is in milliseconds (1000 = 1s).

Public Settings

Organization - This is the name of your organization that will appear on the public pages of Newman.

Banner Image URL - This is the header image file that is shown on the top of the public pages. (Hint: You can use the gallery to host this image)

Redirect URL - This is the URL that users will be sent to after they are complete on the public pages of Newman. Typically you will probably want to use you organization's website.

Recaptcha Enabled - This enables users to enter a Captcha before they can sign up for a mailing list. This helps to prevent SPAM, and helps you from being flagged as a SPAMMER. If you enable this option, you need to set a public and private key. Head over to http://www.google.com/recaptcha to signup.

Because of the way that recaptcha is implemented, you need to start Tomcat after saving these settings from the server console.

Templates

This section allows you to define default HTML/TEXT email templates for new Jobs. Be very careful when designing HTML templates, as most email clients only support a limited subset of HTML/CSS. If you make major changes, make sure you test the template on as many clients as possible.

SMTP Settings

This is probably the most important section of Newman. Newman isn't a full blown SMTP server, so you need to connect it to one.

SMTP Host - This is the hostname or IP of email server you want to use.

SMTP Port - This is the port that server is listening on.

From Address - This the email address that the emails will come from. (ie: newsletter@dupage88.net)

User and Password - Are the username and password to authenticate to your email server.

SSL - This defines if you wish you connect using SSL if you server supports it.

You can test your settings by clicking on the Test button and entering an email address to confirm that your settings are correct.

If you encounter problems, we recommend you test again GMails servers. To do this you would need to signup for a GMail account. Then enter the following settings:

SMTP Host - smtp.gmail.com

SMTP Port - 587

From Address - You gmail address

User and Password - You username with @gmail, and your password.

SSL - Enabled