port

Sets the SMTP port number or service name that ommail uses to send mail.

This parameter applies to ommail: Mail Output Module.

Name:: port
Scope:: input
Type:: word
Default:: input=none
Required?:: yes
Introduced:: 8.5.0

Description

Port number or name of the SMTP port to be used. While the module may fall back to port 25 in some legacy scenarios, this parameter is required and must be set explicitly in modern configurations.

Input usage

module(load="ommail")
action(
    type="ommail"
    server="mail.example.net"
    port="25"
    mailFrom="rsyslog@example.net"
    mailTo="operator@example.net"
)

Legacy names (for reference)

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

$ActionMailSMTPPort — maps to port (status: legacy)

See also

See also ommail: Mail Output Module.

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