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| author | James Bennett <ubernostrum@gmail.com> | 2010-03-06 11:21:48 +0000 |
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| committer | James Bennett <ubernostrum@gmail.com> | 2010-03-06 11:21:48 +0000 |
| commit | b3c2ae9153656a7eb281350e4a8974aed53196a4 (patch) | |
| tree | 6d2d3c0d2b563d20561188c4a95e58d620eab752 | |
| parent | 215615ad58160320ae02d938c85f323cf2c92793 (diff) | |
[1.1.X] Fixed #11680: Added a note in the error-reporting documentation about basic e-mail configuration. Backport of [12686] from trunk.
git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/branches/releases/1.1.X@12687 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/howto/error-reporting.txt | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/howto/error-reporting.txt b/docs/howto/error-reporting.txt index 246e7445d0..afda25b911 100644 --- a/docs/howto/error-reporting.txt +++ b/docs/howto/error-reporting.txt @@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ administrators immediate notification of any errors. The :setting:`ADMINS` will get a description of the error, a complete Python traceback, and details about the HTTP request that caused the error. +.. note:: + + In order to send e-mail, Django requires a few settings telling it + how to connect to your mail server. At the very least, you'll need + to specify :setting:`EMAIL_HOST` and possibly + :setting:`EMAIL_HOST_USER` and :setting:`EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD`, + though other settings may be also required depending on your mail + server's configuration. Consult :ref:`the Django settings + documentation <ref-settings>` for a full list of email-related + settings. + By default, Django will send email from root@localhost. However, some mail providers reject all email from this address. To use a different sender address, modify the :setting:`SERVER_EMAIL` setting. |