When a page has changed, WebSite-Watcher can automatically send emails to one or more recipients. In this section, enter your mail server configuration.

Server

• SMTP Server
  SMTP server for outgoing emails.
  
  
• SMTP after POP
  Depending on the server configuration, a POP3 Login may be required before you can send emails, this is also called SMTP-after-POP or POP-before-SMTP authentication. If this option is enabled, WebSite-Watcher performs only a Login and Logout to the POP3 server, no emails are downloaded.
  
  
• POP Server
  Required only if you use the SMTP-after-POP feature.
  
  
• Connection
  • Regular - Standard Login without SSL/TLS
  • Full SSL - Uses SSL/TLS starting with the first contact to the server. Servers using full SSL/TLS mode usually do not use the standard TCP port 25.
  • Auto SSL - Uses SSL/TLS only if it is supported by the remote server.

Template

The Template section contains basic email settings, such as the name and email address of the sender or recipient. To enter more than one email address in the Recipient field, separate them with a comma or a space.

Variables:

The Subject and Body fields can contain variables that are replaced with actual values when emails are sent. Supported variables are described in the topic Send emails when changes are detected.

Options

• Use absolute image URLs in HTML mails
  If this option is enabled, WebSite-Watcher uses absolute URLs for images in HTML mails, regardless of whether images are downloaded to your hard disk when checking Bookmarks. This option is enabled by default and can significantly reduce the size of HTML mails. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Bookmarks also benefit from this option.
  
  
• Maximum email size
  If you send emails with embedded images, you can limit the maximum size of the emails. WebSite-Watcher removes images from the email as long as the size is larger than the configured maximum value.
  
  
• Variable {counter}
  Incrementing counter that can be used in the email subject. This counter increases by 1 with each email sent. In your mailbox, you can quickly see if a message is missing because of a skipped number.

Advanced

By default, WebSite-Watcher performs a Bookmark check run and sends queued emails afterward. This means that checking Bookmarks and sending emails do not compete for the same resources.

With the advanced sending rules, queued emails can be sent independently of Bookmark check runs. This provides more flexibility, and emails can be sent earlier if you have many Bookmarks and a check run takes a long time.

• Mails per SMTP Login
  If at least one email exists in the outbox, WebSite-Watcher logs in to the SMTP server and sends the queued emails, but not more than the configured maximum number. If emails remain in the outbox, WebSite-Watcher waits for the configured time between SMTP Logins, performs a new Login, and sends the next group of emails. This process is repeated until all emails are sent.
  
  
• Time between SMTP Logins
  Defines the time in seconds between SMTP Logins.

Blacklist

The blacklist can be used to suppress sending emails if the page contains predefined blacklisted text, for example "could not connect to database".

Enter one phrase per line. Entries are case-insensitive. Wildcards or regular expressions are not supported.

Example:

database error
site under maintenance