The goal of adding an SMTP server to the Jumpstart server setup seems to be quite near. I was able to get an SMTP server running on my server (thanks to Brian M. and Moorthy for help with the issue of the campus firewall) and the user authentication system picked it up immediately. No additional configurations were needed in order to have the server send an email for user confirmation. Everything within the email works, including the confirmation link.
The issue now is, to change the template setup within the Rails Port. Instead of writing everything on my domain, it defaulted back to the OpenStreetMap message and everything is based on that domain instead. This should be a relatively simple fix and customization as it looks like the email is generated via a script based on the server output when it was sent.
Ben, We appreciate your support so much! Thank you for the great work!
Megan Latimer
JumpStart International