===== E-mail Plugin ======

==== Purpose ====
  * The e-mail plugin gives the possibility to send alarms via e-mail
  * Once active, this plugin will collect all generated alerts and send e-mails **only if the alert haven’t been already notified by a previous e-mail**
  * It is possible to define several receivers, receivers in copy and receivers in blind copy.

==== Configuration ====

  * **As a prerequisites, Pro.Monitor has to have access to an SMTP server**
  * In the Administrator "Plugins" menu item, select Mail type and create the plugin, this will open the plugin configuration screen
  * If an e-mail gateway is defined in Pro.Monitor via the admin configuration (Admin Configuration --> Mail gateaway) you can import those settings directly in a plugin by simply clicking on the “Copy mail gateway settings if configured” button (on top of the settings sections) , corresponding fields will then be automatically filled. (see image I) 

  * Fill the plugin settings form:
    * **Enabled:** To enable or disable the plugin
    * **Name:** The name of the plugin to display in the list of plugins
    * **Server*:** URL to the SMTP server
    * **Port*:** Port to use to address the server
    * **Secure TLS connection*:** To set if the server need to communicate via a secure TLS connection
    * **Username/Password*:** If an authentication to the server is mandatory the credentials can be defined here
    * **From:** Define the sender’s e-mail address
    * **To:** Type in this field a receiver e-mail address and hit the add button to add this address the receivers list. To delete a receiver use the delete button
    * **Cc:** Type in this field a receiver in copy e-mail address and hit the add button to add this address the receivers in copy list. To delete a receiver use the delete button 
    * **Bcc:** Type in this field a receiver in blind copy e-mail address and hit the add button to add this address the receivers in blind copy list. To delete a receiver use the delete button
    * **Text** or **HTML** : Define content type mail
    * **Subject** : Subject email sended
    * **Email body** : Customize the content email.

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  * **Notice that you can use the following predefined Pro.Monitor variables along "Subject" and "Email body" fields: **
    * **%ID% :**  will write the Alarm ID
    * **%GROUP% :** will write the Group (Company) name
    * **%SID% :** will write the System ID (SID)
    * **%INSTANCE% :** will write the Pro.Monitor instance name
    * **%SEVERITY% :** will write the the Alarm severity level
    * **%MESSAGE% :** will write the message sent by the Alarm
    * **%MODULE% :** will write the Alarm module
    * **%TO_CLEAR% :** will write "true" or "false"  depending on if the Alarm is to be cleared or not
    * **%CLEARABLE% :** will write "true" or "false"  depending on if the Alarm is a "can-be-cleared" type or not
    * **%TIMESTAMP% :** will write the timestamp of the Alarm
    * **%COMPONENT% :** will write the Alarm component (i.e. "disk")
    * **%STACK% :** will write the alarm stack type
    * **%ALARM_TAG% :** will write the description of the alarm tag 
    * **%CLEARED% :** will write "CLEARED" if the Alarn has been already cleared or "" (none) if not
    * **%COUNT% :** will write alarm counter
    * **%AGENT% :** will write the Agent UUID (Pro.Monitor internal Agent unique identifier code)