port¶

Sets the SMTP port number or service name that ommail uses in SMTP mode.

This parameter applies to ommail: Mail Output Module.

Name:: port
Scope:: input
Type:: word
Default:: input=none
Required?:: yes
Introduced:: 8.5.0

Description¶

Port number or name of the SMTP port to be used by mode="smtp". While the module may fall back to port 25 in some legacy scenarios, this parameter is required for modern SMTP-mode configurations. It is not used by mode="sendmail".

Input usage¶

module(load="ommail")
action(
    type="ommail"
    server="mail.example.net"
    port="25"
    mailFrom="rsyslog@example.net"
    mailTo="operator@example.net"
)

Legacy names (for reference)¶

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

$ActionMailSMTPPort — maps to port (status: legacy)

See also¶

See also ommail: Mail Output Module.

Support: rsyslog Assistant | GitHub Discussions | GitHub Issues: rsyslog source project

Contributing: Source & docs: rsyslog source project

© 2008–2026 Rainer Gerhards and others. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.