[SOLVED] backup notifcation issue

Saahib

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Hi,

Have simple requirements, after each backup job, we want notification, however, can't get on Gmal email as obviously to deliver mail to gmail / yahoo, need proper mail server. Hence used aws SES smtp mail account but still mails are going through postfix (as per syslog).

Here what I did :
1. Datacenter --> Notification --> Add Target --> SMTP --> Provided SES SMTP user datails there.
2. Added "Additional Recepient" mail there where we need notification. (sending test mails goes well)
3. Modified "Notification Matchers" --> Default-matcher to use our SMTP target.
4. Now created a backup job with email address. But when backup job is finished, there are no mails, in logs we can see the node is trying to send mail directly without using SMTP and hence Gmail is blocking it.

Is this correct way or I am doing it wrong ?
 
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Hi,
Hi,

Have simple requirements, after each backup job, we want notification, however, can't get on Gmal email as obviously to deliver mail to gmail / yahoo, need proper mail server. Hence used aws SES smtp mail account but still mails are going through postfix (as per syslog).

Here what I did :
1. Datacenter --> Notification --> Add Target --> SMTP --> Provided SES SMTP user datails there.
2. Added "Additional Recepient" mail there where we need notification. (sending test mails goes well)
3. Modified "Notification Matchers" --> Default-matcher to use our SMTP target.
4. Now created a backup job with email address. But when backup job is finished, there are no mails, in logs we can see the node is trying to send mail directly without using SMTP and hence Gmail is blocking it.

Is this correct way or I am doing it wrong ?
in the backup job you can select the notification mode that should be used. By default it's auto, which will use the new notification system only if no mail address is specified. If a mail address is specified, the legacy sendmail notification will be used. You can select the Notification system mode or do not specify an address for the job.
 
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