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[Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>]

Would be potentially nice to send it directly from DHIS2 with JavaMail or
something similar, so that Postfix was not required.  Setting up Postfix is
pretty easy, but it has to be done right of course.

Maybe we should add a configuration section on this to the docs once this
gets fixed?


On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You are right of course.  The "fix" fixed only one of the 3 issues and
> that incompletely.  Call it a plaster rather than a fix.
>
> A proper fix requires the addition of fields in the email setup
> configuration which currently has just hostname, username and
> password.
>
> In addition what is required are:
> port number, reply to address (these could be populated with defaults)
> and probably a checkbox for no smtp authentication required.
>
> I know Lars was concerned about having too much to configure but I
> think the above would be fine provided there were sensible defaults.
> Lars, what do you think.
>
> Talking of which, I don't know how most implementations are
> configuring mail, but for an internet hosted server (which is
> increasingly our target) I *think* the most sensible
> zero-configuration default is to just point to localhost:25 with no
> authentication.  I think most internet servers will have a local exim
> or postfix installed for sending out system alerts and the like.  If
> not they probably should :-)
>
> Bob
>
> On 12 February 2013 12:05, jason.p.pickering <1085070@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Hi Bob,
> > This looks like an incomplete fix actually. I think the username and
> password issue is OK from the code, but emails are still hard coded from
> noreply@xxxxxxxx.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > ** Changed in: dhis2
> >        Status: Fix Committed => Incomplete
> >
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> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085070
> >
> > Title:
> >   emails-hardcoded-from-dhis2.org
> >
> > Status in DHIS 2 - District Health Information Software:
> >   Incomplete
> >
> > Bug description:
> >   Emails sent from the server (2.10) are sent by default on port 587 (no
> >   way to configure this). Also, the mails always are from
> >   noreply@xxxxxxxxx.  Not really sure this is a bug so much as a
> >   blueprint, but anyway, wanted to report it.
> >
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