RSMail! Settings

The Components > RSMail! > Settings tab allows you to set up different types of settings that model the general component behavior. This tab is divided into the following sections:

General:

• Please enter your code to receive updates - The code that gives you access to future updates and support, provided when purchasing from us
• Date format - The date format that will be used through out the RSMail! component

• Enable notifications: no / yes - if enabled, whenever a guest subscribes, a notification email will be delivered. The notification email text, can be configured directly from the RSMail! language file. For example: language/en-GB/en-GB.com_rsmail.ini (RSM_NOTIFICATION_MESSAGE label).
• Notification e-mails: the email addresses that will receive the notification email. Multiple recipients can be added, separated by comma (,).

• Number of queries(per cycle) to execute during import - Depending on your server performance you can increase or decrease this setting in order to optimize the importing process

• Number of queries(per cycle) to execute during export - Depending on your server performance you can increase or decrease this setting in order to optimize the exporting process
• Export unsubcribed e-mails: if enabled, the subscribers that were unsubscribed will be added to the export list.

• Number of emails to send per session - Depending on your email server performance (can be different then the one your Joomla! installation resides) you can increase or decrease this setting in order to optimize the email sending process (this applies to imediate sending session, not scheduled)

• Extensions - The allowed extensions of the files to be uploaded from within the RSMail! component (each on a new line)

• Redirect link after subscribing: the configured URL will be used for redirecting upon completing the subscribe process. Instead of the subscription fields a Continue button will appear that will perform this action.
• Redirect link after activation: after the subscription has been confirmed, RSMail! will redirect to the configured link.

Emails:

This email is used to send out the subscription confirmation email. The following placeholders are available: {newsletter}, {email}, {activationlink}.

This email will be sent after the user has completed the unsubscribe process. The following placeholders can be used: {newsletter}, {email}, {activatesubscription}.

This message will be displayed after the subscribe process has been completed. Below the message, a Continue button will also be displayed.

If enabled, the standard email footer can be added to all of your configured messsages. The following placeholders can be used: {sitename}, {email}, {unsubscribelink}, {sitenewsletter}, {detailslink}.

The {detailslink} placeholder creates a link to the subscription information page. Users who access this link can edit their contact details.

By default, RSMail! allows the configuration of two email footers: one for HTML emails and one for text emails. Depending on the email mode the correct footer will be applied.

Bounce handling:

Bounce e-mail (sometimes referred to as bounce mail) is electronic mail that is returned to the sender because it cannot be delivered for some reason. Unless otherwise arranged, bounce e-mail usually appears as a new note in your inbox. Since revision 9 RSMail! provides a way to handle these type emails.

• Bounce e-mail: the email address that will handle the bounces
• Mail server: address of the email server that hosts the above mentioned email address
• Mail port: the email server port
• Connection method: POP3/Imap
• Secure method: yes/no
• Self-signed Certificates: yes/no
• Username
• Password
• Handle bounced emails through: manual/automatic/manual and automatic

The Manual option will impose the bounce handling when browsing through the RSMail! component. For an automated process a server side Cron process is required. One cause the following command to set up the Cron, but this may actually vary depending on the hosting provider:

lynx "http://localhost/joomla/index.php?option=com_rsmail&task=bounce"

When detecting a bounce email some actions can be implemented. RSMail! offers the following configuration:

• Email rule: take no action / delete bounce emails / forward email
• Delete email: yes / no - the generated bounce email generated can be deleted or not
• Subscriber rule: take no action / unsubscribe the user / delete the user
• Number of emails to parse - how many emails should the bounce process check in one cycle

When a bounce email is detected, by default, a specific message is sent to the configured email account. This contains the destination address. Email email rules refer to what action can be done with this email, and the subscriber rule refers to what can be done with the subscriber that has that specific email address.