Configure yahoo mail for Maximo 7.6

To use yahoo mail for maximo workflows and other stuff, follow the below steps.

First create a communication template for that object, from which you would test and trigger the mail.

Lets say workorder.

Step 1

Create a communication template , fill the subject and from section , add some recipients

Step 2  

Update smtp properties for yahoo.

Enter username and password  in mail.smtp.user and mail.smtp.password property( make sure only username without @yahoo)

If mail.smtp.port not available, manually create it  and ssl has to be true.

Step 3

Go to workorder and select action àcreate communication

Include your template and make sure send from has to be the smtp user , To/cc/bcc can be any thing.

That’s is it you will receive the mail in mailbox.

Also make sure yahoo’s less secure apps option is enabled in account security settings .