Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracNotification


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    22[[TracGuideToc]] 
    33 
    4 Trac supports notification about ticket changes via email.  
     4Trac supports notification of ticket changes via email.  
    55 
    66Email notification is useful to keep users up-to-date on tickets/issues of interest, and also provides a convenient way to post all ticket changes to a dedicated mailing list. For example, this is how the [http://lists.edgewall.com/archive/trac-tickets/ Trac-tickets] mailing list is set up. 
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    99 
    1010== Receiving Notification Mails == 
    11 When reporting a new ticket or adding a comment, enter a valid email address in the ''reporter'', ''assigned to/owner'' or ''cc'' field. Trac will automatically send you an email when changes are made to the ticket (depending on how notification is configured). 
     11When reporting a new ticket or adding a comment, enter a valid email address or your username in the ''reporter'', ''assigned to/owner'' or ''cc'' field. Trac will automatically send you an email when changes are made to the ticket (depending on how notification is configured). 
    1212 
    1313This is useful to keep up-to-date on an issue or enhancement request that interests you. 
    1414 
     15=== How to use your username to receive notification mails === 
     16 
     17To receive notification mails, you can either enter a full email address or your username. To get notified with a simple username or login, you need to specify a valid email address in the ''Preferences'' page.  
     18 
     19Alternatively, a default domain name ('''`smtp_default_domain`''') can be set in the TracIni file (see [#ConfigurationOptions Configuration Options] below). In this case, the default domain will be appended to the username, which can be useful for an "Intranet" kind of installation. 
     20 
    1521== Configuring SMTP Notification == 
    1622 
     23'''Important:''' For TracNotification to work correctly, the `[trac] base_url` option must be set in [wiki:TracIni trac.ini].  
     24 
    1725=== Configuration Options === 
    18 These are the available options for the ''[notification]'' section in trac.ini. 
    19  * '''smtp_enabled''': Enable email notification. 
    20  * '''smtp_server''': SMTP server used for notification messages. 
    21  * '''smtp_user''': (''since 0.9'') User name for authentication SMTP account. 
    22  * '''smtp_password''': (''since 0.9'') Password for authentication SMTP account. 
    23  * '''smtp_from''': Email address to use for ''Sender''-headers in notification emails. 
    24  * '''smtp_replyto''': Email address to use for ''Reply-To''-headers in notification emails. 
    25  * '''smtp_default_domain''': (''since 0.10'') Append the specified domain to addresses that do not contain one. Fully qualified addresses are not modified. The default domain is appended to all username/login for which an email address cannot be found from the user settings. 
    26  * '''smtp_always_cc''': List of email addresses to always send notifications to. ''Typically used to post ticket changes to a dedicated mailing list.'' 
    27  * '''smtp_always_bcc''': (''since 0.10'') List of email addresses to always send notifications to, but keeps addresses not visible from other recipients of the notification email  
    28  * '''always_notify_reporter''':  Always send notifications to any address in the reporter field. 
    29  * '''always_notify_owner''': (''since 0.9'') Always send notifications to the address in the owner field. 
    30  * '''always_notify_updater''': (''since 0.10'') Always send a notification to the updater of a ticket. 
    31  * '''use_public_cc''': (''since 0.10'') Addresses in To: (owner, reporter) and Cc: lists are visible by all recipients (default is ''Bcc:'' - hidden copy). 
    32  * '''use_short_addr''': (''since 0.10'') Enable delivery of notifications to addresses that do not contain a domain (i.e. do not end with ''@<domain.com>'').This option is useful for intranets, where the SMTP server can handle local addresses and map the username/login to a local mailbox. See also `smtp_default_domain`. Do not use this option with a public SMTP server.  
    33  * '''mime_encoding''': (''since 0.10'') E-mail notifications are always sent in 7-bit mode. This option allows to select the MIME encoding scheme. Supported values: 
    34    * `base64`: default value, works with any kind of content. May cause some issues with touchy anti-spam/anti-virus engines. 
    35    * `qp` or `quoted-printable`: best for european languages (more compact than base64), not recommended for non-ASCII text (less compact than base64) 
    36    * `none`: no encoding. Use with plain english only (ASCII). E-mails with non-ASCII chars won't be delivered.  
    37  
    38 Either '''smtp_from''' or '''smtp_replyto''' (or both) ''must'' be set, otherwise Trac refuses to send notification mails. 
    39  
    40 === Example Configuration === 
    41  
     26These are the available options for the `[notification]` section in trac.ini. 
     27 
     28 * '''`smtp_enabled`''': Enable email notification. 
     29 * '''`smtp_from`''': Email address to use for ''Sender''-headers in notification emails. 
     30 * '''`smtp_from_name`''': Sender name to use for ''Sender''-headers in notification emails. 
     31 * '''`smtp_replyto`''': Email address to use for ''Reply-To''-headers in notification emails. 
     32 * '''`smtp_default_domain`''': (''since 0.10'') Append the specified domain to addresses that do not contain one. Fully qualified addresses are not modified. The default domain is appended to all username/login for which an email address cannot be found from the user settings. 
     33 * '''`smtp_always_cc`''': List of email addresses to always send notifications to. ''Typically used to post ticket changes to a dedicated mailing list.'' 
     34 * '''`smtp_always_bcc`''': (''since 0.10'') List of email addresses to always send notifications to, but keeps addresses not visible from other recipients of the notification email  
     35 * '''`smtp_subject_prefix`''': (''since 0.10.1'') Text that is inserted before the subject of the email. Set to "!__default!__" by default. 
     36 * '''`always_notify_reporter`''':  Always send notifications to any address in the reporter field (default: false). 
     37 * '''`always_notify_owner`''': (''since 0.9'') Always send notifications to the address in the owner field (default: false). 
     38 * '''`always_notify_updater`''': (''since 0.10'') Always send a notification to the updater of a ticket (default: true). 
     39 * '''`use_public_cc`''': (''since 0.10'') Addresses in To: (owner, reporter) and Cc: lists are visible by all recipients (default is ''Bcc:'' - hidden copy). 
     40 * '''`use_short_addr`''': (''since 0.10'') Enable delivery of notifications to addresses that do not contain a domain (i.e. do not end with ''@<domain.com>'').This option is useful for intranets, where the SMTP server can handle local addresses and map the username/login to a local mailbox. See also `smtp_default_domain`. Do not use this option with a public SMTP server.  
     41 * '''`mime_encoding`''': (''since 0.10'') This option allows selecting the MIME encoding scheme. Supported values: 
     42   * `none`: default value, uses 7bit encoding if the text is plain ASCII, or 8bit otherwise.  
     43   * `base64`: works with any kind of content. May cause some issues with touchy anti-spam/anti-virus engines. 
     44   * `qp` or `quoted-printable`: best for european languages (more compact than base64) if 8bit encoding cannot be used. 
     45 * '''`ticket_subject_template`''': (''since 0.11'') A [http://genshi.edgewall.org/wiki/Documentation/text-templates.html Genshi text template] snippet used to get the notification subject. 
     46 * '''`email_sender`''': (''since 0.12'') Name of the component implementing `IEmailSender`. This component is used by the notification system to send emails. Trac currently provides the following components: 
     47   * `SmtpEmailSender`: connects to an SMTP server (default). 
     48   * `SendmailEmailSender`: runs a `sendmail`-compatible executable. 
     49 
     50Either '''`smtp_from`''' or '''`smtp_replyto`''' (or both) ''must'' be set, otherwise Trac refuses to send notification mails. 
     51 
     52The following options are specific to email delivery through SMTP. 
     53 * '''`smtp_server`''': SMTP server used for notification messages. 
     54 * '''`smtp_port`''': (''since 0.9'') Port used to contact the SMTP server. 
     55 * '''`smtp_user`''': (''since 0.9'') User name for authentication SMTP account. 
     56 * '''`smtp_password`''': (''since 0.9'') Password for authentication SMTP account. 
     57 * '''`use_tls`''': (''since 0.10'') Toggle to send notifications via a SMTP server using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security TLS], such as GMail. 
     58 
     59The following option is specific to email delivery through a `sendmail`-compatible executable. 
     60 * '''`sendmail_path`''': (''since 0.12'') Path to the sendmail executable. The sendmail program must accept the `-i` and `-f` options. 
     61 
     62=== Example Configuration (SMTP) === 
    4263{{{ 
    4364[notification] 
    … …  
    4970}}} 
    5071 
     72=== Example Configuration (`sendmail`) === 
     73{{{ 
     74[notification] 
     75smtp_enabled = true 
     76email_sender = SendmailEmailSender 
     77sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail 
     78smtp_from = notifier@example.com 
     79smtp_replyto = myproj@projects.example.com 
     80smtp_always_cc = ticketmaster@example.com, theboss+myproj@example.com 
     81}}} 
     82 
     83=== Customizing the e-mail subject === 
     84The e-mail subject can be customized with the `ticket_subject_template` option, which contains a [http://genshi.edgewall.org/wiki/Documentation/text-templates.html Genshi text template] snippet. The default value is: 
     85{{{ 
     86$prefix #$ticket.id: $summary 
     87}}} 
     88The following variables are available in the template: 
     89 
     90 * `env`: The project environment (see [trac:source:/trunk/trac/env.py env.py]). 
     91 * `prefix`: The prefix defined in `smtp_subject_prefix`. 
     92 * `summary`: The ticket summary, with the old value if the summary was edited. 
     93 * `ticket`: The ticket model object (see [trac:source:/trunk/trac/ticket/model.py model.py]). Individual ticket fields can be addressed by appending the field name separated by a dot, e.g. `$ticket.milestone`. 
     94 
     95=== Customizing the e-mail content === 
     96 
     97The notification e-mail content is generated based on `ticket_notify_email.txt` in `trac/ticket/templates`.  You can add your own version of this template by adding a `ticket_notify_email.txt` to the templates directory of your environment. The default looks like this: 
     98 
     99{{{ 
     100$ticket_body_hdr 
     101$ticket_props 
     102#choose ticket.new 
     103  #when True 
     104$ticket.description 
     105  #end 
     106  #otherwise 
     107    #if changes_body 
     108Changes (by $change.author): 
     109 
     110$changes_body 
     111    #end 
     112    #if changes_descr 
     113      #if not changes_body and not change.comment and change.author 
     114Description changed by $change.author: 
     115      #end 
     116$changes_descr 
     117-- 
     118    #end 
     119    #if change.comment 
     120 
     121Comment${not changes_body and '(by %s)' % change.author or ''}: 
     122 
     123$change.comment 
     124    #end 
     125  #end 
     126#end 
     127 
     128--  
     129Ticket URL: <$ticket.link> 
     130$project.name <${project.url or abs_href()}> 
     131$project.descr 
     132}}} 
    51133== Sample Email == 
    52134{{{ 
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    75157}}} 
    76158 
     159== Using GMail as the SMTP relay host == 
     160 
     161Use the following configuration snippet 
     162{{{ 
     163[notification] 
     164smtp_enabled = true 
     165use_tls = true 
     166mime_encoding = base64 
     167smtp_server = smtp.gmail.com 
     168smtp_port = 587 
     169smtp_user = user 
     170smtp_password = password 
     171}}} 
     172 
     173where ''user'' and ''password'' match an existing GMail account, ''i.e.'' the ones you use to log in on [http://gmail.com] 
     174 
     175Alternatively, you can use `smtp_port = 25`.[[br]] 
     176You should not use `smtp_port = 465`. It will not work and your ticket submission may deadlock. Port 465 is reserved for the SMTPS protocol, which is not supported by Trac. See [comment:ticket:7107:2 #7107] for details. 
     177  
     178== Filtering notifications for one's own changes == 
     179In Gmail, use the filter: 
     180 
     181{{{ 
     182from:(<smtp_from>) (("Reporter: <username>" -Changes) OR "Changes (by <username>)") 
     183}}} 
     184 
     185For Trac .10, use the filter: 
     186{{{ 
     187from:(<smtp_from>) (("Reporter: <username>" -Changes -Comment) OR "Changes (by <username>)" OR "Comment (by <username>)") 
     188}}} 
     189 
     190to delete these notifications. 
     191 
     192In Thunderbird, there is no such solution if you use IMAP 
     193(see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Filters_(Thunderbird)#Filtering_the_message_body). 
     194 
     195The best you can do is to set "always_notify_updater" in conf/trac.ini to false. 
     196You will however still get an email if you comment a ticket that you own or have reported. 
     197 
     198You can also add this plugin: 
     199http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/NeverNotifyUpdaterPlugin 
     200 
    77201== Troubleshooting == 
    78202 
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    102226}}} 
    103227 
    104 In such a case, you need to configure your server so that the web server is authorize to post to the SMTP server. The actual settings depend on your Linux distribution and current security policy. You may find help browsing the Trac MailingList archive. 
     228In such a case, you need to configure your server so that the web server is authorized to post to the SMTP server. The actual settings depend on your Linux distribution and current security policy. You may find help browsing the Trac [trac:MailingList MailingList] archive. 
    105229 
    106230Relevant ML threads: 
    107231 * SELinux: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.subversion.trac.general/7518 
    108   
     232 
     233For SELinux in Fedora 10: 
     234{{{ 
     235$ setsebool -P httpd_can_sendmail 1 
     236}}} 
    109237=== ''Suspected spam'' error === 
    110238 
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    113241The default Trac configuration uses Base64 encoding to send emails to the recipients. The whole body of the email is encoded, which sometimes trigger ''false positive'' SPAM detection on sensitive email servers. In such an event, it is recommended to change the default encoding to "quoted-printable" using the `mime_encoding` option. 
    114242 
    115 Quoted printable enconding works better with languages that use one of the Latin charsets. For Asian charsets, it is recommended to stick with the Base64 encoding. 
     243Quoted printable encoding works better with languages that use one of the Latin charsets. For Asian charsets, it is recommended to stick with the Base64 encoding. 
     244 
     245=== ''501, 5.5.4 Invalid Address'' error === 
     246 
     247On IIS 6.0 you could get a  
     248{{{ 
     249Failure sending notification on change to ticket #1: SMTPHeloError: (501, '5.5.4 Invalid Address') 
     250}}} 
     251in the trac log. Have a look [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291828 here] for instructions on resolving it. 
     252 
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