CONNECT TO EMAIL
Using this action allows you to handle incoming e-mails dynamically, from a process. This action starts listening to the specified incoming e-mail account.
Syntax
CONNECT TO EMAIL
AttributeIdentifier()
The attribute identifier specified in the action identifies the e-mail account to connect to. It is expected that this identifier points to the object containing the following mandatory attributes:
MailHost
– email host serverMailUser
– user name of the e-mail account on this serverMailPassword
– password of the e-mail account on this serverAccountName
– a unique name identifying this connection (which is then used in the DISCONNECT FROM EMAIL action).
The following attributes are optional. If not provided default values are used:
MailPort
(Number, default value is 110) – port which the e-mail server usesMailCheck
(Number, default value is 300) – how frequently to check for new emails (in seconds)MailSSL
(Yes/No, default is No) – whether e-mail account requires SSLMailTLS
(Yes/No, default is No) – whether e-mail account requires TLS
Example
CONNECT TO EMAIL EmailAccount
This assumes that the application contains the EmailAccount object with the attributes above. At runtime the values of this object identify the e-mail account to connect to.