Open Handle

Creates a new SMTP client reference using the specified SMTP server. Use this node with other SMTP Email nodes to send emails. You must close the reference using Close Handle.

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Inputs/Outputs

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server address

Hostname or IP address of the SMTP server to use to send emails.

You can also set the port number by appending a colon and the port number to the hostname or IP address in the format hostname:port. The default port number is 25, which only works for SMTP servers without the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
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from

Email address from which you want to send an email.

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username

Log-in username for the SMTP server you are using. On most public servers, this is your email address.

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password

Log-in password for the SMTP server you are using.

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error in

Error conditions that occur before this node runs.

The node responds to this input according to standard error behavior.

Standard Error Behavior

Default value: No error

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use TLS

A Boolean value that determines whether to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) for added security when communicating with the SMTP server.

True Open Handle uses TLS when communicating with the SMTP server.
False Open Handle does not use TLS when communicating with the SMTP server.

Default value: False

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reference

The SMTP client reference for the current session of SMTP requests.

You can wire this output to the reference in input of other SMTP Email nodes. Use Close Handle to dispose of the reference and free system resources when you are done with the current session.
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error out

Error information.

The node produces this output according to standard error behavior.

Standard Error Behavior