Introduction

Sending e-mails is one of the basic features and feature you expect from a CMS system. For example, you would like to send some e-mail notification to certain users when a new document is uploaded, or when a new version of an important document is created in the system. E-mail notification is more essential when a new task is assigned to a particular user. You would for instance, also like to send e-mail alerts to users in case any of their allotted tasks become overdue.

Pulling e-mails is one unique feature of Alfresco, which can be utilized effectively under certain conditions. This feature enables Alfresco to act like a POP3 e-mail server and pull e-mails from certain e-mail accounts. For example, if you have an e-mail ID configured in Alfresco, the mails sent to this e-mail ID will be automatically pulled into the repository folders. This feature is particularly useful when you want mails, documents, and other contents to be stored automatically in the repository.

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