IMAP4
Creating an IMAP4 Connection
In the Flow Designer, click the
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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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