IT08962: ADD CONFIGURATION STEPS FOR SECURE POP3 AND IMAP E-MAIL SERVERS EMAIL NODE TOPIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE CENTER

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Currently the knowledge center topic for EmailInput node
  (bc16200) does not state the steps required to configure
  secure pop3/imap Email Servers.
  
  This Doc APAR will add this level of detail.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of the Email nodes in IBM Integration Bus v9 and v10.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform, z/OS
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Currently the Knowledge Center topic for EmailInput node
  (bc16200) does not document the steps required to configure
  secure connections to pop3/imap Email Servers.
  
  There are a number of resource name changes between WebSphere
  Message Broker and IBM Integration Bus Version 9.0. For details
  visit
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wmbhelp/v9r0m0/topic/com.ibm.e
  tools.mft.doc/bb23814_.htm
  

Problem conclusion

• Knowledge center topic bc16200c will be updated as follows:
  
  In the EmailInput node Basic properties table the entry for
  "protocol" will read:
  
  "protocol can be pop3/pop3s or imap/imaps"
  
  The following example will be added showing how to connect to a
  secured email server:
  
  To configure a secure pop3/imap server:
  If connecting to a secure server using pop3s or imaps protocols,
  for example: pop3s://myemailserver.com:12345 or
  imaps://myemailserver.com:56789 then you must configure the
  Integration Server's JVM with keystore/truststore credentials.
  Please refer to "Viewing and setting keystore and truststore
  runtime properties at integration server level " for more
  details.
  
  Topic bn28730 will be updated as follows::
  
  The configurable service serverName should say:
  
  "protocol can be pop3/pop3s or imap/imaps"
  
  The following example will be added showing how to connect to a
  secured email server:
  
  To configure a secure pop3/imap server:
  If connecting to a secure server using pop3s or imaps protocols,
  for example: pop3s://myemailserver.com:12345 or
  imaps://myemailserver.com:56789 then you must configure the
  Integration Server's JVM with keystore/truststore credentials.
  Please refer to "Viewing and setting keystore and truststore
  runtime properties at integration server level " for more
  details.
  

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