[Building Sakai] smtpFrom at org.sakaiproject.email.api.EmailService property

[Paul Lukasewych]

+1

We have run into this at our institution as well. A single from address 
controlled via a property should be used in all cases.

Paul Lukasewych
Applications Development Team
Information Technology Services
Support Services Building
Western University
(519) 661-2111 x80513
plukasew at uwo.ca

On 2015-03-27 07:40 AM, Miguel Carro Pellicer wrote:
> Hi subscribers,
>
> I want to ask something about the
> "smtpFrom at org.sakaiproject.email.api.EmailService" property, this is a property
> to set the "from" address of outgoing emails.
>
> I noticed a lot of Sakai logic does not use this property, uses code like:
>
> String userEmail = "no-reply@" + ServerConfigurationService.getServerName();
>
> or
>
> return "From: " + "\"" + m_serverConfigurationService.getString("ui.service",
> "Sakai") + "\"<no-reply@"+ m_serverConfigurationService.getServerName() + ">";
>
> This works fine when you have the no-reply at XXX account in your institution, but
> doesn't work properly when you have another address.
>
> IMHO Sakai should use the smtpFrom property and use this logic as a fallback, i
> created some Jiras but i don't know if the community thinks the same.
>
> https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-29204
> https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-29143
> https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-29209
>
> ... and many many tools like Samigo, Assessments, Announcements... if i create
> the no-reply at XXXX account at my institution i will finish earlier :D
>
> If my approach is correct i can continue creating Jiras, testing and creating
> pull requests about this.
>
> Thanks in advance, Miguel
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