How to upload file to alfresco by email?

[vikash_patel]

I wanted to upload files via email in Alfresco. I am using alfresco community 5.2 I have added inbound email properties in alfresco-global.properties file and i have followed all the steps and I sent an email as explained in below links But I am not able to receive any files in my alfresco

I have referred the links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p17GkHsLdmc

http://keytocontent.blogspot.in/2010/05/upload-files-to-alfresco-via-email.html

Steps I have followed 1. set the properties in global properties

email.inbound.enabled=true email.server.enabled=true email.server.port=25 email.server.domain=vikash-laptop.com email.inbound.unknownUser=anonymous email.server.allowed.senders=.*

2. created a user named as hello1 email id=> hello1@vikash-laptop.com added this user into EMAIL_Contributors group
3. Created a site named as test site created a folder in Document Library Dropoff applied aspect email alias able added alias properties as dropoff so the my email address will be dropoff@vikash-laptop.com

tried to send email to dropoff@vikash-laptop.com and hello1@vikash-laptop.com both

Still i am not receiving any files which i have attached in email.

[angelborroy]

Try using telnet: http://alfrescoblog.com/2014/08/07/alfresco-inbound-tutorial-and-telnet-instructions/ 

If it works, you need to configure your MX record for that server

[vikash_patel]

Thanks Angel,
Yes using telnet its working.

[vikash_patel]

using telnet i am able to receive file in alfresco.
but i am not able to receive file by gmail's email.

[angelborroy]

So you need to configure your MX record.

[vikash_patel]

I tried to configure  MX record using Postmark. But it was not working.

[vikash_patel]

Thanks Angel,

It would be more helpful if you
Can explain all the steps of this for how to configure it with alfresco?

[cesarista]

Hi:

Maybe this helps:

- If you want to send from gmail (from example a user neo@gmail.com) , you need to have an Alfresco user with this email inside EMAIL_CONTRIBUTORS group ? Do you ?

- For sending from gmail to vikash-laptop.com you need to have your Alfresco instance in a public Internet domain (besides of the MX settings commented)

Regards.

--C.

[vikash_patel]

Yes
First I created a test user and saved his email id as patelvikash09@gmail.com.
and added that user to EMAIL_CONTRIBUTORS group.
But when I am sending an email to patelvikash09@gmail.com then it is storing my mail on GMail server not in my alfresco.So,After that I tried with vikash-laptop.com which I have defined in my hosts file.

[cesarista · Accepted solution]

Hi again:

The direction is not correct.

Once, your user is set in EMAIL_CONTRIBUTORS with the gmail address, you have to add aspect "Alias emailable" in a given folder and add the property (i.e invoices). So, you virtually create an inbox for invoices with the address invoices@alfrescoserver.publicdomain.com (this your alfresco server instance, that now it is an email server with MX...).

And then you can send emails (with attachments) from patelvikash09@gmail.com to invoices@alfrescoserver.publicdomain.com

Regards.

--C.