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Originally posted by: mmarinelliNode Name: Email Attachment Downloader
Node Category: Interfaces and Adapters
Use Case: Use this node when data files are provided as email attachments
Tested on Release: 4.1.6
External Dependencies: None
Practical Usage Example: If data source files are being sent to an email account, this node can be used to automate their retrieval and integration into a graph. Simply set the appropriate server and account parameters and execute the node.
Node Documentation:
Functional Description:
Downloads attachments from an IMAP server inbox to the local file system, moving the original emails into a backup directory on the IMAP server.Downloaded files are stamped with the download time, and the downloaded file list is output on the node output pin.For example, the attachment FOO.TXT will be downloaded as FOO_15 Apr 10 15_33_48.TXT if it is downloaded on April 15, 2010 at 15:33:48 hours.
Parameters:
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Username: IMAP server username
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Password: IMAP server password
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Server: IMAP server IP address
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Port: IMAP server port
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IMAPBackupDirectory: Inbox subdirectory into which messages will be moved once after attachments have been downloaded
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DownloadDirectory: Server directory into which attachments will be downloaded
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UseSSL: If enabled, SSL will be used for server communications
Known Limitations: None