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Create a custom document from incoming email (SMTP)

sam4alf — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:29:53 GMT

All,I've successfully configured SMTP for receiving emails in to a folder. When I send a text email to <folderID>@host.com, I do see the document getting created inside the folder. It's not in proper format though.What I really need is that the email attachment should be treated as content and

Re: Create a custom document from incoming email (SMTP)

mrogers — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:05:38 GMT

A better approach may be to add your own Java EmailMessageHandler, that does what you want in the first place rather than letting the default handler do the wrong thing and then trying to clean up afterwards.

I don't think your approch for generating the name with a random number is sound.

Re: Create a custom document from incoming email (SMTP)

sam4alf — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:11:09 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for your reply and suggestion. The naming part is just for testing and we have an elaborate naming standard based on several metadata fields.

If I have to write a java message handler, can the same handler serve/listen to/create several custom types of documents? Or is the handler tied to one incoming email address and one type? I would rather prefer the latter approach if that is possible.

Please throw some light on this. Thanks.

-Sarma.