What is the option transport statement for in my search profiles?

For each client that receives bid match data via e-mail (i.e. the Output Type field found in the Bid Match Options area of a client record is set to "E-mail"), an option transport statement appears at the beginning or end of their profile. This statement indicates the e-mail address(es) that OutreachSystems will send the bid match output or notifications to and is directly populated by the e-mail address(es) entered into the E-mail field that is also found in the Bid Match Options area of a client record.

If bid match data is going to an Internet e-mail address, the option transport statement will be formatted as follows:

option transport=email emailaddress@domain

Multiple addresses are separated with commas (no spaces). E-mail addresses cannot contain a space or be separated with a semicolon, and Web site URLs cannot be used.

If your client’s bid matches are being posted to OutreachSystems' mybidmatch.com site, an additional option statement will follow the option transport statement, as shown next:

option transport=email emailaddress@domain
option webmail

Note: You can have no more than five e-mail delivery addresses per profile. If you want to send profile output to more than five addresses, you must set up a second profile that is identical to the first and assign it the other e-mail address(es).

For more information on search profiles, download the Bid Match Guide PDF, which provides a comprehensive discussion of the entire Bid Match program.

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