Email Server FAQs

Question 1

What is the Email Server (mcp-email-server)?

Accepted Answer

The Email Server is a robust tool providing comprehensive IMAP and SMTP email server capabilities. It's designed to facilitate seamless email communication and management for integrated applications, allowing them to send and receive emails programmatically.

Question 2

How does the server manage sent emails and conversation threading?

Accepted Answer

By default, sent emails are automatically saved to your IMAP Sent folder, with auto-detection for common folder names or custom specification. For proper conversation threading in email clients, the server utilizes 'In-Reply-To' and 'References' headers.

Question 3

How can I configure the Email Server for my application?

Accepted Answer

Configuration is highly flexible. You can set up the Email Server via an interactive UI, using TOML configuration files, or by leveraging environment variables. The environment variable option is particularly useful for CI/CD environments like Jenkins.

Question 4

Can I use different login credentials for IMAP and SMTP?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. The Email Server provides support for separate IMAP and SMTP login credentials, offering enhanced flexibility and security for managing your email accounts within integrated applications.

Question 5

Does the Email Server support handling attachments?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Email Server offers optional functionality for downloading email attachments. For security, this feature is disabled by default but can be easily enabled through a specific environment variable or by modifying your TOML configuration file.

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