SharePoint QA
aeaster
Member
I am trying to automatically add content to a custom list from a 3rd party email alert. I understand that WSS does not allow incoming email into a custom list. So, I was just wondering if anyone has ever found a work-around to this OOTB limitation?
Allyn
The only content it would have, would be the sender's email, and the email subject, even if it could be done. If you need the actual content of the email as metadata, then you might want to look into using a web service, and a sharepoint data view web part. In the meantime, why not just use a document library, so that you can receive the emails as "msg" files?
Laura Rogers
http://spinsiders.com/laurar
aeaster
Member
Hummm... I think I will give that a try.
Great series on SPD... Many thanks!
Allyn
KClassen
Member
Laura,
When I tried the same I could not get incoming emails to save as a .msg. Another format was used that was less useful. (can't remember type).
Is there a trick or setting for receiving the .msg w/ the full content?
Kevin
In the "Incoming Email" settings in the doc library, you have to set "Save original email" to YES.
Laura Rogers
KClassen
Member
Thanks Laura.
I have that switch enabled. For some reason my server receives those and places in library as a .eml file. Quite a bit less useful than the .msg file. I'd hoped you might have revealed the magic bullet to fix. I'll revisit this at a later time.
Thanks again.
Kevin
You're right. I was thinking they were msg files. They're eml files, but again, the only metadata you're really going to get is:
sender
date
email subject
nothing really from the body of the email.
Laura
genet
Member
In our document libraries, we don't have the "Incoming Email" setting visible at all.
Laura, can you tell me why this is and how to fix it?
Many thanks!
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