1.0 Prerequisites
Prerequisite | Description |
Sender ID | - The ID should be of your organisation's domain - The email id should exist on Mithi SkyConnect - Sender ID should be present in Mithi SkyConnect whitelist or power user list |
Outgoing Server URL | - For up to 5000 mails per day use the URL {domain}.mithiskyconnect.com - For more than 5000 mails per day, use the URL or1.mithiskyconnect.com |
Outgoing Server Port No. | 1125 for or1, use port 7725 - Make sure this port is open in your firewall |
Authentication | No authentication should be configured |
SSL | SSL is optional -Only StartTLS is accepted. If the application does not support StartTLS, disable SSL. |
Sender IP | Sender Public IP/S to be shared with Mithi to allow connections over port 1125 |
Telnet tool | To test the connection between Bulk Mail Application and Mithi SkyConnect |
OpenSSL tool | To test the mail transaction from Bulk Mail Application Consol |
2.0 Configuration Steps
- Share the Sender Server IP address to Mithi to allow access to send bulk mails
- Add the DNS entry for DKIM dor the domain on server. The information will be provided by Mithi team.
- Share the Sender Email ID to be whitelisted for bulk mailing
- Create bulk email id on Mithi SkyConnect
- Configuration the Bulk Mail Application with outgoing server credentials
3.0 Precaution
- Schedule the bulk mailflow in non-production hours
- Click Here to know the limits configured on Mithi SkyConnect
4.0 Testing
- Log in to the commandline console for testing connection.
Test the connectivity using the following command:# telnet {domain}.mithiskyconnect.com 1125
Note: Please confirm telnet client is installed before testing - Test the mail flow using openssl command
- Visit the SpamTitan console to ensure the emails are delivered to remote domains as expected.
- The testing should be carried out from each IP of the application server
5.0 References
- https://mithi-support.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/48000973389
- https://docs.mithi.com/home/faqs-on-mass-mailing-in-skyconnect
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