SMTP to POP3
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Description
The purpose of this type of check is to monitor the complete email chain: from sending out an email to receiving it. The check verifies not only if the sending / receiving works but also what the time needed is between the sending of the email to the reception of it.
Definition
Beside general settings for each check, which are similar for all checks, there are following Check Specific Settings which also need to be setup. In the Check Specific Settings, there are following fields you need to supply with parameters:
- SMTP Server - The IP address or DNS name of the SMTP server.
- Secure SMTP: Username - The username required to authenticate against SMTP server.
- Secure SMTP: Password - The password required to authenticate against SMTP server.
- From Email Address - The email address of the sender of the email. If left blank it will be default, and set to test\@serverscheck.com.
- To Email Address - The email address of the recipient of the test email (must have as a destination the POP3 server defined below).
- POP3 Server - The IP address or domain name of the POP3 mail server.
- POP3 Login name - The username for the mailbox you want to validate.
- POP3 Password - The password for the mailbox.
- String to find in email - The string to be found in the email (either in the headers or the body).
- Set status DOWN if - The maximum round trip time between sending and receiving the email don't meet set condition. This value is optional.
Returned Results
This check returns the round trip time between sending and receiving the email (in seconds). If a connection/login cannot be made to the SMTP or POP3 server then an error is generated.
Graphs
When the graphing option is activated then ServersCheck will produce for this check three graphs: Service Level, Availability, Email Round Trip Time in seconds.
