How to configure jNews Joomla for an email server

Here you will find a short guide on how to configure jNews Joomla! module for a dedicated email server.

As you purchase the email service you'll receive an email providing you with the following informations:

1. Webmail: httpS://example.serverkeliweb.it/mail/
2. Admin Panel (iReadAdmin): httpS://esempio.serverkeliweb.com/iredadmin/
   
3. Username: postmasterserverkeliweb.com
4. Password: customize it as you wish

Make sure to put the "s" (secure) at the end of the http protocol related to the webmail address of your admin panel: https is the right prefix, not http.

Using jNews configuration you can manage in full autonomy your mailing list/newsletter, and you'll be provided with the possibility to send attachments and use HTML/CSS preset templates. Before you start the configuration, create an email address for newsletter only.

For this operation login to your admin account and follow the following steps:

1. Login to iRedAdmin admin panel address: https://example.serverkeliweb.it/ireadadmin/
2. Type your username and password
   
   
   
   
   
3. In the main menu click on "Add " and then select "User". Here create your new email address and fill in all the required fields as it follows
   
   
   
   
   
   Mail address: mailbox name
   
   New password/Confirm password: type your password twice
   
   Display name: type the name you want to display as sender
   
   Mailbox quote: type the available disk space for mailbox
   
   
4. In the next window make sure to put a flag on "Enable this account" and click on "Save changes" to confirm. Now you're ready to configure jNews.
5. Download the module, install it in Joomla!, login to your admin account typing your CMS username and password. 
   
   
   
   
6. Click on "Components" in the jNews menu and select "Configuration"
   
   
7. Configure "Mail settings" fields for jNews module as it follows:
   
   Mail method: SMTP
   
   From name: type a sender name you want to display
   
   From email: type the email address for incoming replies
   
   Bounce back email: 0
   
   Sendmail path: 0
   
   Use miniSendMail: No
   
   SMTP host: mail server host
   
   SMTP port: port 25 (if you want to select -- in the following box) or 857 (if you want to select TLS)
   
   SMTP secure: select -- or TLS
   
   SMTP Authentication required: select No if you chose 25/--; Yes if you chose 587/TLS
   
   
   Then type mailing parameters as it follows:
   
   Encoding format: Text, to send textual newsletter, MIME for format text
   
   Mail encoding: UTF-8
   
   Use HTML images: Yes
   
   
   
   
8. Click on "Save" to save all new settings
   

Now you can start sending your emails using Joomla!