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Overview
You can use this account type to connect Email Snaps with data sources that use IMAP account.
Prerequisites
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Limitations
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Known Issues
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Account Settings
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Asterisk ( * ): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon ( ): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
Expression icon ( ): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
Add icon ( ): Indicates that you can add fields in the fieldset.
Remove icon ( ): Indicates that you can remove fields from the fieldset.
Field Name | Field Type | Field Dependency | Description | |
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Label* Default Value: None | String | None | Enter a unique label for the account. | |
Email ID Default Value: None | String | None | Enter the email ID to use for this account. | |
Password Default Value: None | String | None | Enter the the password for the account. | |
Server domain* Default Value: None | String | None | Enter the name of the server domain. | |
Port* Default Value: None | Integer | None | Enter the port number of the email server. This will vary depending on your mail provider and the Secure connection selected. | |
Secure connection* Default Value: None | String | None | Select how the secure connection to the email server should be initiated. Options available include:
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Attachment password Default Value: None | String | None | Enter the password for attachment URL. | |
Connection timeout Default Value: 60000 | Integer | None | Enter the time duration in milliseconds, in the event of a connection error, after which the server will not try reconnecting. | |
Read Timeout Default Value: 60000 | Integer | None | Enter the time duration in milliseconds, in the event of a read error, after which the server will not try to read the data. | |
Write Timeout Default Value: 60000 | Integer | None | Enter the time duration in milliseconds, in the event of a write error, after which the server will not try to write the data. | |
Mail properties | <Need information about it> Specify advanced parameters that you want to include in the request. This fieldset consists of the following fields:
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Mail property name Default Value: | String | None | ||
Mail property value Default Value: | String | None |
Note
If using Gmail, you may need to turn on the option to allow less secure apps to access your account within Gmail. See https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en for more information. Due to the anti-email-hijacking policies of webmail servers, the Email Snaps often fail to perform as expected. It is a trend for webmail servers (e.g. gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.) to enforce their security policy increasingly against all email client applications which access email accounts through email API (SMTP, IMAP, etc), other than web browsers, if the client applications access from a geographical location far from usual locations of the web browser logins. The Email Snaps are often classified as suspicious email hijacker since the Snaps try to access the email server from AWS, a location different from usual web browser logins of users. Sometimes, users can find additional information in the emails from the mail servers or in the security page of the account. The Email Snaps function well as expected if their accounts are not from webmail servers. |
Account Encryption
Standard Encryption | If you are using Standard Encryption, the High sensitivity settings under Enhanced Encryption are followed. | |
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Enhanced Encryption | If you have the Enhanced Account Encryption feature, the following describes which fields are encrypted for each sensitivity level selected per each account. Account: Email - IMAP
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Troubleshooting
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Error | Reason | Resolution |
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Account validation failed. | The Pipeline ended before the batch could complete execution due to a connection error. | Verify that the Refresh token field is configured to handle the inputs properly. If you are not sure when the input data is available, configure this field as zero to keep the connection always open. |