Processing email messages

You can configure the EmailOutput node to deliver an email from a message flow to an email server that supports Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). You can also configure the EmailInput node to retrieve an email from an email server that supports Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).

About this task

The topics in the following sections describe how the EmailOutput and the EmailInput nodes work, and how to use them to send and receive email messages.

Sending emails

You can use the EmailOutput node to send email messages, with or without attachments, to one or more recipients. The EmailOutput node delivers an email message from your message flow to an email server that supports Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), which you specify.

The following topics describe how the EmailOutput node works and how to use it to send email messages.

Receiving emails

You can use the EmailInput node to receive email messages, with or without attachments, from one or more recipients. The EmailInput node retrieves an email message from an email server that you specify, which supports Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).

The following topics describe how the EmailInput node works, and how to use it to receive email messages.