Once you configured your cron task , you will probably want to make sure this cron task works.

To make sure that your cron task works, follow these instructions:

Create an autoresponder to test your cron task 

• Create a list for autoresponders (we will call it 'MyAutoList')
  
• Add one autoresponder in this list with a delay = '0'. Don't forget to publish this autoresponder.
• Make sure you can send this Autoresponder : simply click on the 'preview' icon and send you a test.
• So if a user subscribes to this new list, he should receive your first Autoresponder. This first autoresponder will be sent with your cron task so we can make sure your cron task works!

Test the manual process

• Edit your own subscriber in the Acajoom subscribers page (still from the backend)
• Subscribe this user to MyAutoList (if the user is already subscribed, unsubscribe him, save the page and resubscribe him)
• So Acajoom should have queue your first e-mail...
• Click now on the button 'Process Queue' from the Acajoom configuration page.
• You should see a message like 'Autoresponder proceed successfully'
• And you should receive this e-mail in your mailbox (within 5 minutes)

Test from the front-end

• Edit the same subscriber, this subscriber should not be subscribed to MyAutoList any more as he received all the autoresponders from this list (if you only added one)
• Subscribe this user to MyAutoList (still from the backend)
• Open a new windows on your browser and enter the url http://www.yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_acajoom&act=cron
  (replace www.yoursite.com by the address of your own site)
• With this url, you will trigger the queue manually but from the front end.
• There is a security in the queue process so you can not launch it more often that your frequency (from the scheduler tab) so you will probably have to wait and click enter again this url on your browser to see a message 'Autoresponder proceed successfully'.
• You should receive your e-mail in your mailbox...

Let your cron task do the job

• Edit the same subscriber and subscribe it again to MyAutoList.
• Wait...
• Your cron task will launch your site automatically so Acajoom will be able to send this e-mail.
• You should wait maximum the frequency of your Cron task. (If your cron task is configured to launch Acajoom every 15 minutes, you have to wait maximum 15 minutes)
• You should receive your e-mail.