Instant eMail

Condition for Instant eMail

The email software must be configured for your server. See Configuring email for Tasks and Content

Where Instant email is Available

Instant email is available from several screens that display users and user groups. Typically, you click a user name or the email icon to launch an email. Screens in the following Ektron CMS400.NET features support instant email.

Tasks

Approvals

Reports

Wherever instant email is available, an email icon appears (circled in the illustration below).

Modifying Instant eMail

When the email screen appears, the following information is copied from Ektron CMS400.NET into the email.

Field	Source of Default Information	Editable?
To	User you selected to receive email. If the user does not have valid email address, an error message appears. If you then insert a valid email address, the email is sent. If you specify a group to receive the message, as long as one group member has a valid email address, all group members with valid addresses receive the email.	Yes. If desired, you can add recipients by typing them into this field.
From	User who signed on to Ektron CMS400.NET.	No
Subject	If the email message is linked to content, its title appears.	Yes
Body of message	If the email message is linked to content, a content link appears.	Yes