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Value

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CommunityPortal

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Email

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StaffEmailMode

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Default value
The default value is 0. Users cannot send emails to staff members.

Setting a different value

Three values are available:

Value

Description

0

Users cannot email staff members. The email icon is hidden.

1

Users can email staff members through the portal's SMTP server.

2

Users can email staff members using their system's default email application.

3

use Portal interface (Send Email using the Configurable Email address [CommunityPortal|Email|FromAddress] with the parent's email as the ReplyTo address).

Please note the reason for using Mode 3 over Mode 1 would be if the School has a SMTP relay rule preventing outside emails coming in to the school (e.g. preventing spam emails)

See Configuration File Maintenance window.