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This job allows e-mails and their attachments arriving at an in-box to be automatically processed and to be used a basis for generating orders for further Job Chains. In addition, this job can also be used as a pre-processor for other automated mail and atachment attachment processing.  

E-mail Processing Job

This Job carries out the following:

1. Polls Accesses an e-mail inbox:
   • Polling is not recursive - sub-folders of the inbox are not polled.
   • Access parameters
     • mail_host - imap@testLand.com
     • mail_port - 993
     • mail_user - demo.user@testLand.com
     • mail_password - stored as plain text
     • mail_ssl - true/false
     • mail_server_type - IMAP
     • mail_server_timeout - seconds
2. Filters e-mails for matches:
   • Only unread e-mails are notedconsidered.
   • All e-mails processed are marked as being read.
   • Filter parameters:

     • Parameter	Comment	Fomat	Default	Example
       mail_subject_filter	match string	string	-	TestMail_01
       mail_subject_pattern	regex		-	TestMail_\d\d

3. Writes e-mails found to files:
   • E-mails found are marked as read (this cannot be changed).
   • E-mails found are written as files to a directory.
     
     • Parameters:
       • copyMail2Filecopy_mail_to_file = true
       • mail_directory_name
       • max_mails_to_process
       • after_process_e
4. Processes any e-mail attachments:
   • When an e-mail with an attachment is found:
     • The attachment is moved to a directory:
       • Parameters:
         • copyAttachmentsToFilecopy_attachments_to_file = true
         • attachment_directory_name
     • This directory can also be monitored with, for example, a File Order Source
5. Generates an Order for another Job Chain (optional)
   • Parameters:
     • createOrder=true
     • the job chain name
   • Order parameters:
     
     • the file name
     • the subject of the mail
     • the sender
     • the mail received date
6. The mail is post-processed (optional):
   
   • Prameters:
     
     • afterProcessEmail:
       
       • markAsRead
         • Default setting
       • delete
         • The mail is deleted
       • move
         
         • the mail is moved to another folder
           • Parameter:
             
             • the folder name

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