The Email output module allows you to write a simple email message.
| Parameter | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| server | The IP or DNS name of your SMTP server | |
| port | 165 | Theport for your SMTP server |
| from | The address to send the message from | |
| to | The address to send the message to | |
| password | The password for the SMTP server | |
| subject | The subject line of the email, with event substitutions | |
| format | %M | The content of the email message, with event substitutions |
| timezone | UTC | The timezone to write times in |
Example
[
{
"type": "event",
"method": "email",
"server": "smtp.gmail.com",
"port": 465,
"from": "myemailaddress",
"to": "theiremailaddress",
"password": "******",
"subject": "An Event Happened"
}
]
The above example would send an email with the subject 'An Event Happened' and the content of the log message to 'theiremailaddress'.
Performance/Spam Warning
Like all of the announcement modules, this module may take some time to execute and will block the process in the mean-time.
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