Overview

This event monitor uses SMTP to send a test email message from one mail server and then uses POP3 to verify that it has arrived at another specified mailbox. There are cases when all of your mail systems are up and running, but the mail is still not getting through. This event monitor ensures that there is end-to-end mail connectivity.

Use Cases

• Verifying email is sent from one account and received in another

Monitoring Options

This event monitor provides the following options:

Send e-mail to [email address]

Enter the email address that will receive the test messages.

Show as from [name]

Enter the name that will be shown in the "From" field. For example, you might use "FrameFlow Mail Test".

Alert with [Info/Warning/Error/Critical] if the message is not received within [time limit] seconds

This option controls how long the event monitor will wait for the test message to arrive in the destination mailbox.

Message Size

FrameFlow will generate a random message body for the test email. This option controls the size of the random message.

SMTP Server

Enter the host name or IP address of the SMTP server that will be used to send the test messages.

Port Number

The default SMTP port number is 25, but you can specify a different one if your server is running on a non-standard port.

Use SSL

Enable this option if your SMTP server requires SSL encryption for incoming requests.

POP3 Server

Enter the host name or IP address of the POP3 server where the event monitor will look for the test messages to arrive.

Port Number

The default POP3 port number is 110, but you can specify a different one if your server is running on a non-standard port.

Authentication and Security

Select authentication profiles that match the mailboxes being used for SMTP and POP3 monitoring.

Protocols

POP3

Click on a protocol to learn more.

Data Points

This event monitor generates the following data points:

Data Point	Description
Loop Time	The time it takes for the loop to complete.

Sample Output

Tutorial

To view the tutorial for this event monitor, click here.