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Send log information by email

  1. Open ReadSoft Collector General settings dialog box.
  2. Click the Logging tab.
  3. Click .
  4. Select Mail log in the Log type list.
  5. Type a description that tells you what it is used for. This will be visible and selectable on the Logging tab of the ReadSoft Collector General settings dialog box.
  6. Select the desired level of content in the Level list. The higher the number selected, the more information that is provided and larger the log file is.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In the To box, specify the email address to which logs should be sent.
  9. In the From box, specify the email address from which the logs were initiated. This could be any address such as the email administrator or some other address, for example, from which the receiver of the mail can get more information about the log.
  10. In the Server box, specify the name of the computer that hosts the mail server that sends the log.

    Email log messages can only be sent out using SMTP through the default TCP/IP port (25).

  11. In your mail application, type appropriate Subject line text that will allow the mail to be sorted automatically to the correct mail folder. This text appears in the subject line of the emails that are delivered with the log text.
  12. Click Finish.

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