GMAIL-Your Free SMTP server for Cognos

Hi Guys

Considering your are configuring a cognos on your laptop and need to have a SMTP server.The easiest way to do it is use a gmail account below are the steps for that.

To enable that feature you need to have email account, and also have access to SMTP server (outgoing message server). You may download any smtp server, but the easiest solution is to open an account at gmail.com (or any other free email site, witch allow you to use smtp server for free).
Open gmail account, and go to the Cognos configuration => Data Access => Notification. Change “SMTP mail server” to smtp.gmail.com:587. In “account and password” field provide your account name like your_account_name@gmail.com and your gmail password. In “Default sender” match email where you want to receive notification, for example your new gmail. Save changes and restart server.