Crestron
e-control Mail SW-MAIL
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Server Configuration In Depth
Installation & Reference Guide — Doc. 5798
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The subject field of the new message is set to the subject field of the present
message. "
Re:
" is suffixed to this string if it does not already begin with same.
Use the
SetBody
and
SendNow
signals to complete the reply.
Behavior
The following options affect behavior of the e-mailbox signal block while it is
running.
Delete from Mail Server as downloaded
Check this option to delete each message from the e-mail host after downloading.
This is a good idea because as the number of old messages retained by the host
builds up, checking for new mail slows down, inasmuch as each message needs to be
checked against the contents of the IN box to see if it needs to be downloaded.
Because this is such a good idea, this option is checked in a newly created e-mailbox
signal block.
The option is provided for the case where this e-mailbox signal block does not have
exclusive access to the e-mail account in question. If the account is also routinely
checked from another mail client, it is not desirable to delete new mail until the other
client(s) have had ample opportunity to download the new mail themselves. In a
corporate setting, where a new e-mail account can easily be set up for exclusive use
by this e-mailbox, this would likely not be an issue. However, in a residential
system, the end user may wish to have his Crestron system display messages from
his existing e-mail account, which he presumably routinely checks when he is on-
line as well.
N
OTE
:
Control messages are always deleted as soon as they are processed — regardless of the
setting of this option. Therefore, this option only applies to messages not accepted as control
messages.
Mark for deletion from Mail Server when deleted from IN box
If this option is checked, mail deleted from the local database is automatically
deleted from the e-mail host the next time the host is checked for new mail.
N
OTES
:
1.
If the
Delete from Mail Server as downloaded
option is checked, this option would not
normally be checked as well. The only time checking both options would make sense is if
Delete from Mail Server as downloaded
although checked now, was not checked
previously, and a large amount of mail has built up on the mail host (which, as discussed in
the preceding section, is an undesirable situation).
2.
When the
Mark for deletion from Mail Server when deleted from IN box
option is checked,
there is a slight overhead (a database lookup) for each marked message when mail is
checked. We recommend that when the amount of old mail residing on the mail host is or
becomes nil, that this option be turned off (unchecked).
3.
As noted in the preceding section, Control messages are always deleted as soon as they are
processed. Therefore, setting this option when you are expecting only control messages is
pointless.
Check mail automatically
If this option is checked, this signal block performs an automatic check mail
operation every
n
minutes — where
n
is the value given in the
tab of the
Configuration Options
window.
N
OTE
:
Regardless of this setting, mail will not be checked if
n
= 0. See “Check Mail Every
Minutes” on page 23 for more information.
