Get POP3 Mail Messages

AutomatR.Mail.GetPOP3MailMessages

The "Get POP3 Mail Messages" activity in AutomatR is designed to retrieve POP3 email messages from the specified server. This activity simplifies the process of fetching email messages from a POP3 server, allowing seamless integration into your automation workflows.

Properties

Name	Description
Input
Connection Type	Specify the desired connection type by selecting from a dropdown menu.
Delete Mail	Specifies whether the read messages should be marked for deletion.
Text Output	If checked, retrieved messages will be treated as text output.
Top	Specify the number of email messages to be retrieved from the email server.
Credential
Email	Specify the email account from which you want to retrieve the message.
Password	Specify the password of the email account used to retrieve the message.
Configuration
Host	Specify the host name (e.g., "imap.gmail.com") to establish a connection with the POP3 server.
Port	Specify the port used to connect to the email server and retrieve the email message.
Misc
Display Name	The display name of the activity. A display name is automatically generated when you indicate a target.
Optional
Delay	Enter the wait time in seconds (Example: 5 seconds) to start the activity.
Output
Messages	Outputs the retrieved messages as a collection of MailMessage objects.

How to Use

1. Drag and drop the "Get POP3 Mail Messages" activity onto the workflow.
2. Configure the properties by specifying the email account credentials, server details, and other optional settings.
3. Optionally, customize the delay, text output, and choose whether to delete read messages.
4. Execute the workflow to retrieve email messages from the specified POP3 server.

Example

Consider an example where the "Get POP3 Mail Messages" activity is used to fetch the latest 5 email messages from a Gmail account:

Get POP3 Mail Messages:
  Email: "your_email@gmail.com"
  Password: "your_password"
  Host: "pop.gmail.com"
  Port: 995
  Connection Type: SSL/TLS
  Top: 5
  Delete Mail: false
  Text Output: false
  Delay: 0
  Messages: mailMessages

In this example, the activity connects to the Gmail POP3 server, retrieves the latest 5 email messages, and stores them in the mailMessages variable for further processing in the workflow.