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Create an email account for your website to use:

Log into cpanel for your account and create an email account that the email will come from.

1. Email: donotreply

2. Domain: abc.com (pick yours from the drop down)

3. Password: This should be complex as no one will need to know it except when you configure the plugin

4. Create Account

Setup Drupal to Send via SMTP:

1. Install the plugin from here: https://www.drupal.org/project/smtp
2. Enable the plugin within your Administration Interface.
3. Navigate to "Administer" -> "Site Configuration" -> "SMTP Authentication Support"
4. Fill out the form using the below as a guide:
• Turn this module on or off: On
• SMTP Server: localhost
• SMTP Backup Server: -blank-
• SMTP Port: 465 (we have had the best luck with this setup)
• Use Encrypted Protocol: Use SSL
• Username: Enter the email address of the email account you have created for these purposes.
• Password: Enter the password for the account you created.
• Email From Address: Enter the email address of the email account you created.
• Email From Name: Enter the name you would like to appear in the envelope information on the emails your site would send. Commonly this could be Your Website Name
• Email Address to send a test email to: You should set this to your email address so when you click save, a test email will be dispatched to you.
5. You should be good to go!