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The Email Communications system settings link FlexDeploy to your email server to enable outbound event notifications, and optional inbound reply processing for approval responses.

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SMTP Host Name

Host name of the SMTP server for event notifications.

SMTP Host Port

Host port of the SMTP server for event notifications.

IMAP Host NameHost name of the IMAP server for inbound email processing.  Required if email approvals are enabled.
IMAP Host PortHost port of the IMAP server for inbound email processing.  Required if email approvals are enabled.
Enable TLS

Identifies if the communication channel requires Transport Layer Security (TLS).

Email From AddressOutbound email address for sending event notifications.
Email UserUser for the SMTP/IMAP server authentication.
Email Password

Password for the SMTP/IMAP server user authentication.

Enable Email Approval

Enable users to reply with response for approval event notifications.

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The emails are read and processed from the Email User, which must be a dedicated inbox and not used for any other purpose.   All emails from this inbox will be deleted after processing.


Email Reply Process IntervalFrequency in which FlexDeploy processes inbound messages from the Email From Address INBOX.  Required if email approvals are enabled.  Default value is 5 minutes.  Any change requires a restart of the FlexDeploy server for changes to take effect.
Email Reply Process Count

Number of email messages which are read and processed each interval.  The limit prevents Spam or DoS attacks from impacting the performance of the FlexDeploy server.  Required if email approvals are enabled.  Default value is 30 messages.

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