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CFMail
I would like to use CFMail to send out email.
Does CFMail need SMTP mail server to install or ColdFusion has email server?
Yuor help and information is great appreciated,
Regards,
Iccsi,
BKBKCorrect answer
Community Expert
December 9, 2012
No, ColdFusion does not have a mail server. Just as you have to provide the database server yourself, so, too, the case with the mail server.
What ColdFusion needs to know, for configuration purposes, are the domain name or IP of your mail server, the username and password. You have to enter this information on the Mail page in the ColdFusion Administrator. Once the mail server is configured, you may then use cfmail to send out mail.
You may configure ColdFusion to use an existing mail server like Google mail. However, if you wish to have your own mail server, I would recommend hMailServer (for Windows). It is free and is well documented.
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