Version 24.2.9064

• Add the Email Connector
• Authenticate to Email
• Complete Your Connection
• More Information

You can use the Email connector from the CData Sync application to capture data from Email and move it to any supported destination. To do so, you need to add the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

Add the Email Connector

To enable Sync to use data from Email, you first must add the connector, as follows:

1. Open the Connections page of the Sync dashboard.

2. Click Add Connection to open the Select Connectors page.

3. Click the Sources tab and locate the Email row.

4. Click the Configure Connection icon at the end of that row to open the New Connection page. If the Configure Connection icon is not available, click the Download Connector icon to install the Email connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections.

Authenticate to Email

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

• Connection Name - Enter a connection name of your choice.

• User - Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your email account.

• Password - Enter the password that you use to authenticate to email account.

• Server - Enter the server address for your email account.

• Protocol - Select the email protocol to which your email should connect. The default protocol is IMAP.

Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

1. Specify the following properties:

   • Port (optional) - Enter the port number for your email account.

   • SSL Mode (optional) - Select the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) mode that you want to use. The default value is NONE.

2. Define advanced connection settings on the Advanced tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)

3. Click Create & Test to create your connection.

More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Sync and Email, see Email Connector for CData Sync.