MessageSender Settings

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There are a few settings you need to set to get things rolling.  To do this, you will need to login to PhonePad using a user account that has System Admin access.

 

1.Select MessageSender Settings on the System Admin toolbar.

 

2.Select Active to make the MessageSender service active.

 

3.Select the type of processing you want the service to perform, ie. Process Emails, Process SMS and/or Process Pushover.

 

4.The final step is to set up your Communication Settings in PhonePad.

 

 MessageSender Settings

 

 

Message Processing


Active

When set to ON, the MessageSender service will process messages in the message queue.

Process Emails

When checked, the MessageSender service will process messages that are queued to be sent via email.

Process SMS

When checked, the MessageSender service will process messages that are queued to be sent via SMS.

Process Pushover

When checked, the MessageSender service will process messages that are queued to be sent via Pushover.

Process Every x Minutes

Determines how frequently the MessageSender service should check for messages to process. The default is every 5 minutes.

 

Activity Log


Detailed Activity Log

When checked, the activity log will display connection information, authentication responses, etc.

Only keep the last x log files

When checked, MessageSender will automatically delete older activity log files. You can specify the number of activity logs to retain.

Log SMS Requests

When checked, provides more detailed information about SMS message sending.

 

Email Subject


Use Message Subject

When checked, the activity log will display connection information, authentication responses, etc.

Use Custom Subject

When checked, MessageSender will automatically delete older activity log files. You can specify the number of activity logs to retain.

Use Field for Subject

When checked, provides more detailed information about SMS message sending.

 

Email Replies


Users Can Reply to Messages Forwarded by Email

When checked, users receiving the forwarded emails can reply.  The replies will be sent back to PhonePad and appear in the sender's Inbox.

 

Email Receipts


Allow Read Receipts

When checked, the sender of the forwarded emails will receive Read Receipts when the receivers of the emails read them.  Of course, the Read Receipt checkbox must be checked on the PhonePad message when sent.