Overview of email adapters

An email adapter automatically receives email messages as sources of a map or sends email messages as targets of a map.

Using email adapters you can:

  • Send sales orders to a remote manufacturing facility
  • Retrieve notifications of error messages for technical support activities
  • Pass notification of a contract price to a component

IBM Transformation Extender supports the following email transport protocols:

  • Notes® API (Lotus Notes®)
  • Internet email (SMTP/POP3)