User/password for email input node

Question

Hello,

I need to use an Email Input node to read emails, and I have a requirement regarding mailbox configuration.

How can I specify a mailbox (for example: david@mydomain.fr) while using another account to connect to this mailbox?

I am using a policy to define the server properties:

- emailServer
- securityIdentity
- emailConnectionTimeout
- emailReadTimeout
- emailConnectionIdleTimeout

I have defined a securityIdentity with an account that is authorized to read messages from the mailbox david@mydomain.fr

However, I am not sure where to configure the mailbox name itself. Could you please clarify ? :) :)

Thank you.

Answer

The IBM ACE email node does not automatically detect a mailbox; instead, it must be explicitly configured with the credentials for the mailbox it is meant to monitor. I think below configuration step will clarify you, in case you want to configure a specific mailbox or folder.

Configure the server connection: Select the EmailInput node to open its properties. On the Basic tab, configure the following:
- Protocol: Select imap (or imaps for a secure connection). The IMAP protocol is required to read specific folders, as the POP3 protocol only supports the inbox.
- Email server: Enter the URL for your IMAP server in the format imap://hostname:port (or imaps://hostname:port). For example, imaps://imap.gmail.com:993.

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