Sync IMAP folders to tables for inbound email processing.
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Install this module (imap in the Saltcorn module store).
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Configure connection to email server in plugin settings.
where- Username - your email address
- Password - application password for your email address
- Host - imap interface hostname of your email server
- TLS - set if your server uses encryption
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Create table for use by this plugin.This table will be populated with incomming emais.
The table needs to have fields:
- uid_field (Integer) - email id.
- subj_field (String - email subject
- from_field (String)- first "from" address for email
- file_field (File) - first file attachment for email
- date_field (String)- email receiving date Field names don't matter. The presence of fields and the correct field type are important.
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Create trigger, e.g. imap:
where
- Name - name of trigger
- When - use Often if wants to check mails every 5 minutes
- Action - use action imap_sync
- Description - just description if needed
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Configure trigger
where
- Destination table - inbox table. Name can be any.
- UID field - usuall ID. But can be any Integer field from destionation table.
- Subject field - email subject field
- From field - email from field
- Date field - email receiving date field
- File field - first attached file from email
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Run trigger
- imap_sync - starts imap sync.
- imap port 993
- only INBOX folder supported
- only first from adress stored
- message text is not supported
- only first file attachment stored