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diff --git a/doc/setup/email_gateway.rst b/doc/setup/email_gateway.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e82ef348409 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/setup/email_gateway.rst @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +:banner: banners/email_gateway.jpg + +================== +Odoo email gateway +================== + +The Odoo mail gateway allows you to inject directly all the received emails in Odoo. + +Its principle is straightforward: your SMTP server executes the "mailgate" script for every new incoming email. + +The script takes care of connecting to your Odoo database through XML-RPC, and send the emails via the MailThread.message_process() feature. + +Prerequisites +------------- +- Administrator access to the Odoo database. +- Your own mail server such as Postfix or Exim. +- Technical knowledge on how to configure an email server. + +For Postfix +----------- +In you alias config (/etc/aliases): + +.. code-block:: text +email@address: "|/odoo-directory/addons/mail/static/scripts/odoo-mailgate.py -d <database-name> -u <userid> -p <password>" +.. note:: Resources + - `Postfix <http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html>` + - `Postfix aliases <http://www.postfix.org/aliases.5.html>` + - `Postfix virtual <http://www.postfix.org/virtual.8.html>` + + +For Exim +-------- +.. code-block:: text + *: |/odoo-directory/addons/mail/static/scripts/odoo-mailgate.py -d <database-name> -u <userid> -p <password> +.. note:: Resources + - `Exim <https://www.exim.org/docs.html>` + + +.. note:: If you don't have access/manage your email server, use `inbound messages<https://www.odoo.com/documentation/user/12.0/discuss/email_servers.html#how-to-manage-inbound-messages>`. |