IMAP4

Creating an IMAP4 Connection

In the Flow Designer, click the new-connection icon, select IMAP4, enter a name for the connection. Enter the connection properties in the inspector.

You can create system or user connections in the management console: click Settings > Connection > IMAP4 > New.

Setting IMAP4 Connection Properties

Property Description
Connection Name Enter a unique name.
Host Enter the host name or IP address of the IMAP4 server.
Use IMAP over SSL Select whether to enable encryption with TLS/SSL.
No [imap4] Connect without TLS/SSL (default).
Yes [imaps] Connect with TLS/SSL.
Use STARTTLS Select whether to use the STARTTLS command when connecting over TLS/SSL.
No [default] Don't use the STARTTLS command (default).
Yes [starttls] Use the STARTTLS command.
Port Enter the port of the server. The default is 143. If you connect with IMAP over SSL, you need to specify a dedicated port number, usually 993. Specify the port number you are actually using.
Authentication Select the method to use to authenticate users on the IMAP4 server.
Plain [none] Use plaintext authentication (default).
CRAM-MD5 Use CRAM-MD5.
User Enter a username to use to authenticate to the IMAP4 server.
Password Enter the password of the user.
Mailbox Enter a mailbox to read messages from. The default is "INBOX".
Timeout Enter the time-out period in seconds in the case that there is no response from the server. The default is 60 seconds.
Dynamic Enable this option to use the DynamicConnection component to change the connection definition while the flow is running.
false Disable dynamic connections (default).
true Enable dynamic connections.