Sending a message/mail to an external mail account

[Former Member]

Hello,

How can send a mail to an external mail account. Till now I only can send a mail within my own company, I want to send a mail other to other people as well.

with kind regards,

Alexander

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

you have to configure the TA scot. Enter a mail server for the adress typ internet.

for example an exchange Server.

you must use esmtp on this mail server...

regards

Timm

[Former Member]

Hi Try this,

SAP configuration

> 1. Create your RFC destination for outbound email using transaction SM59

> RFC Destination : SAP_INTERNET_GATEWAY

> Connection Type : T

> Description : SAP internet mail gateway

> Click on 'Explicit Host' if you want on demand gateway dameon

> invocation.

> Program : /sapmnt/<SID>/exe/mlunxsnd

> Target Host : Enter hostname that runs your central

> instance.

> Click 'Test Connection' and you should see a successful message.

>

> 2. Shared Office Settings transaction SO16-> Send -> Settings or

> directly via transaction SCOT- SAPconnect Administation

> Nodes - Create

> Node : IMAIL

> Description : SAP internet mail gateway

> RFC Destination : SAP_INTERNET_GATEWAY

> Tick : Internet

> Address Area : *

> Tick : All formats

> Dev. type : Choose an appropriate Printer

> Device

> Set further addresstype : N

> Maximum waiting time for repeat send attempt procedure : Blank or

> decide for yourself

> Tick : Node is ready for use

>

> Setting

> - Default Domain : <your company domain>.com

> - Conversion rule : require if your communication device only

> support one format.

> e.g. if you email system only support the format RAW (ASCII

text

>

> format)

> Format To Format Ranking Function module

> ALI RAW 1

> SX_OBJECT_CONVERT_ALI_RAW (convert APAP List)

> Referto note 171698 - SAPconnect: Formats, conversion, device

> type

FOR testing the same.

Testing whether your configuration is successful

> -

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> 1. Logon to SAP

> 2. Execute transaction SO01

> 3. Write a message and send it to <your_internet_email_address>

> 4. If you don't see the mail in your internet mailbox, go backand review

> steps 1-12

> Schedule the SAP Internet Mail Gateway Jobs to start every 5 minutes

> 1. Create

> 2. Position your cursor at INT

> 3. Click Schedule and supply the date and time

> 4. Click Schedule periodically and tick Minutes and type in 5

> 5. Click Create and you are done

> 6. Click Show Scheduling to check

Please reward points.

[Former Member]

Hi Alexander ,

You need to configure SCOT for this.To send mail to external mail services also do the follwoing settings.

Go into transaction SCOT,choose node smtp,in the supported address Types choose set button corresponding to the internet field .

In the address areas make enteries as

*gmail.com

*yahoo.co.in

*yahoo.com

and so on depending on your requirement.

Reward points if helpful.

Best Regards

Amit