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====== Email Collector ======


===== Download =====


===== Installation =====
Use the Module Management Tool to install the Email Collector. Information about how to do this can be found at: [[http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Module_Management_Tool|Module Management Tool Guide]]
The Module Management Tool can be downloaded [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=143373&package_id=157460&release_id=524558|here]].

===== Configuration =====

==== Mailbox and check interval configuration ====
Mailboxes and how often they are checked is configured in the **email-collector.properties** file. This file must be present in the classpath of your server.
For Tomcat: <tomcat-home>/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/email-collector.properties
For JBoss: <jboss-home>/server/default/conf/alfresco/extension/email-collector.properties
This is an example properties file:
<code>
# A single sample mailbox configuration.
# Mailbox properties always start with 'mailbox'. The next term is some arbitrary name for the mailbox 
# in this case 'somebox'. The third term is the mailbox property name.
mailbox.somebox.host=pop3.strato.de
mailbox.somebox.protocol=pop3
mailbox.somebox.port=110
mailbox.somebox.folder=Inbox
mailbox.somebox.user=mail@mycompany.de
mailbox.somebox.password=mailpassword
mailbox.somebox.ssl=false

# the start delay of the Email Collector in milliseconds
emailCollector.startDelay=5000
# the mailbox check interval of the Email Collector in milliseconds
emailCollector.repeatInterval=300000
</code>

The upper part of the configuration is the mailbox configuration. The mailbox Properties configure the mailbox. Mailbox properties always start with //mailbox//. The next term is some arbitrary name for the mailbox 
in this case //somebox//. The third term is the mailbox property name. All available properties can be seen in the
example above. The properties //host//, //protocol//, //user// and //password// are required. If no //folder// is given, Inbox will be
taken as the default folder. If no //port// is given the default port for the selected protocol will be taken. If no //ssl//
property value is given then ssl will be disabled.

==== Email Service Configuration ====
To store emails into Alfresco the Email Collector uses the Alfresco in-built Email Service. Check the 
[[http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Email_Server_Configuration|Email Server Configuration]] on how to configure the Email Service. You can skip
the Email Server configuration part and start reading at the chapter 'How Email Messages are Handled'.



===== Troubleshooting =====
If you experience the problem that some of your Email Aliases do not work check this 
[[http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=13860&p=45596#p45596|forum entry]]
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