[Moodle] setting up SMTP stuff

Fri Mar 13 23:18:28 EST 2009

When we first set up Moodle, we used email based self registration.  It worked, but not well.  There where two main problems.  1, People found the registration process hard (yes it is not hard, but they would not read the prompts) and 2. It means that there is now another password for people to remember.

In Dec 08/Jan 09 we deleted all accounts and switched over to LDAP authentication where people use the same password as they would to access the computers or the email system.  If you have any chance at all, this is the way I would suggest you go, as long term it is the easiest to manage.  If set up properly, there is no need for users to add any information as name, email address and all other details can be automatically imported form your LDAP server.

Stephen Bloomer
sbloomer at stpeters.vic.edu.au
Network Manager
St. Peter's College
Cranbourne-Frankston Road
Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3977
Phone  +61 3 5996 6733
Fax      +61 3 5996 8277

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From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Ros Meadows
Sent: Fri 13/03/2009 8:31 PM
To: The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Moodle] setting up SMTP stuff

Suz - I am SOOOOOOO JEALOUSSSSSS!!! 

But I think you need to consider which email address teachers use most - their edumail or their school addy? Certainly at our school staff use their edumail not their school addy, so if I had the opportunity of using the LDAP server with moodle I would choose the edumail addy. If you have to set it at the ISP addy for some reason, but most teachers use edumail instead I think you can set up the ISP addy to automatically forward email to edumail addys.

I am unable to use LDAP as I have moodle set up on the website server, so have also done as Laurie, self registration but restricted email addresses to @bentleighsc for students and @edumail for staff.
I am happy to let all choose their own profile pic, but have turned many fields in the profile area off (MSN user name etc)

My Year 8, 9 and 10 IT kids are using moodle and responding well, no problems or dramas in terms of them navigating, using or abusing the system. Interestingly most of them did not even realise they had a BSC email addy!! I am on Jury Duty for a 7 day trial atm so all my IT classes are working directly from moodle - really putting it to the test!

Cheers
Ros Meadows
The Lone Moodler
http://bscene.bentleighsc.vic.edu.au <http://bscene.bentleighsc.vic.edu.au/>  if you want to have a look (you can set up an account if you have an edumail addy, quite happy for my trusted fellow moodlers to have a sticky beak- I will eventually delete you when - or if - other staff start creating courses and using it)

Laurie Savage wrote: 

	I have set up Moodle to use email authentication because LDAP hasn't been set up on our network. In the authentication settings I only allow addresses from the ourcollege.vic.edu.au domain. That way the students' mail accounts must be legitimate for them to respond to Moodle's confirmation email.

	Laurie

	From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Arnott, Suzanne S
	Sent: Friday, 13 March 2009 2:28 PM
	To: The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List
	Subject: [Moodle] setting up SMTP stuff

	Hi all...

	I am so excited, others in the leadership team are wanting to really get stuck into Moodle, as are the ground troops. My awesome tech has set up Moodle, we are now getting to the trialling stuff on it

	Before I open it  totally to staff I want to make sure everything is running as smoothly as possible. 

	My tech has set it up so that the network login is the same as the moodle login, and when they login the first time they need to put in their account info.

	Just a question for those who are using the ISP with "my desktop", "my classes" etc (I have just gone blank) 

	David (my Tech) is not sure which is the most appropriate email to go with the ISP one or edumail.

	I am thinking ISP, but not entirely sure how to do that.

	I am assuming it will be in the Admin section SERVER -> EMAIL -> then all the SMTP settings.

	My last version of Moodle was 1.6 and I am now on the latest version, so I have a steep learning curve too, but having fun, although I need more time at school.....;)

	Thoughts ideas?

	Thanks heaps 

	Suz

	PS from the Moodle Moot I remember someone with my desktop/myclasses stuff as a tab? On the opening pages. Can someone refresh how this was done....and if I have the skills to do it?

	Suzanne Arnott

	eLearning Leader

	Sandringham College

	Holloway Rd

	Sandringham

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