DocuShare Email Agent
User Guide
Table of Contents
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1–2
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1–3
Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1–3
Object properties unique to the Email Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–3
Allowing non-DocuShare users to send email messages to collections and
workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–6
Sending email messages to users and groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–7
Viewing messages in a collection or workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–10
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Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
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Welcome
Getting started
Welcome
The DocuShare Email Agent improves collaboration and email management capabilities,
allowing you to email content directly into DocuShare. Using your email application, you
can send messages to DocuShare collections, workspaces, users, and groups. The Email
Agent is fully integrated with DocuShare, enabling you to use DocuShare features to
search for email messages, control access to sensitive correspondence, and organize
email content.
Using the DocuShare Email Agent you can:
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Share email content by sending messages to DocuShare users and groups.
Store email messages by sending them to collections, including your personal
collection, and workspaces.
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Add security to email messages by using a digital signature.
View stored email messages as well as their threads and properties in a browser
view.
Note: Workspaces are a feature of DocuShare CPX.
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Prerequisites
Prerequisites
To use the Email Agent, you need the following:
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An email application and account
A web browser
The URL of your DocuShare server and a DocuShare user account
The email address of your DocuShare server, which you can obtain from your site
administrator
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Knowledge of basic DocuShare features
Optionally, a digital certificate (ID), which you can obtain from either an in-house
or a third-party Certification Authority
Resources
This guide explains how to use the capabilities of the DocuShare Email Agent. For
complete information on DocuShare features, see the DocuShare User Guide located on
the Help Desk page.
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About sending email messages to DocuShare objects
Using the Email Agent
About sending email messages to
DocuShare objects
The Email Agent, together with your email application, enables you to share email content
by sending messages and attachments to DocuShare collections, workspaces, users, and
groups. To ensure the security of your electronic communications, the Email Agent
supports the use of digital signatures.
When sending an email message to a group, a copy of the message also can be sent to a
collection associated with the group. This allows you to conveniently store the electronic
correspondence of a group. With the Email Agent you can easily manage email
distribution lists by creating groups based on the needs of your organization.
Note: Workspaces are a feature of DocuShare CPX.
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Using the Email Agent
Object properties unique to the Email Agent
Object properties unique to the Email Agent
The Email Agent provides additional object properties to support its capabilities. These
additional properties are described below.
Table 2–1: Object properties
Property
Description
User properties
Attachment As URL
Specifies how email attachments are handled when you
receive a message sent to a group of which you are a
member. Yes includes a link to the attachment in the
message; No includes the attachment in the message.
Suppress Email Agent
Messages
Stops the Email Agent from sending an email message for
the selected action.
Group properties
Associated Collection
Specifies the name of the collection to which you want to
copy the email messages that are sent to the group. Click
the Change button to select the collection that you want to
use.
Confirm Email Receipt
Email Alias
Specifies that a confirming email be sent to the person
who sent the email message to the group.
A unique, one-word name that can be used instead of the
group handle as the recipient of an email message.
External Recipients
The email addresses of recipients who are not registered
DocuShare users. When an email message to sent to the
group, the message also is sent to each external recipient.
Separate email addresses with a comma.
Reply To
Specifies to whom an email reply is sent when any
member of the group sends a message. Sender emails a
reply only to the user who sent the message; Group
emails a reply to all the group members regardless of who
sent the message.
If the group includes another group as a member, Reply
To applies to that group as well.
Spam Control
Controls who can send email messages to the group.
Collection properties
Attachments Only
Sends each attachment as a separate document to the
collection without the email message.
Email Alias
A unique, one-word name that can be used instead of the
collection handle as the recipient of an email message.
Spam Control
Controls who can send email messages to the collection.
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Using the Email Agent
Table 2–1: Object properties
Description
Property
Workspace properties
Attachments Only
Sends each attachment as a separate document to the
workspace without the email message.
Email Alias
A unique, one-word name that can be used instead of the
workspace handle as the recipient of an email message.
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Using the Email Agent
Sending email messages to collections and workspaces
Sending email messages to collections
and workspaces
Sending email messages to collections and workspaces lets you easily share, store, and
retrieve messages as needed. To send an email message to a collection or workspace,
you need the email address of the DocuShare server and the object handle, or, if
specified, the object email alias. Your DocuShare administrator can provide you with the
email address of the DocuShare server. For convenience, you should add the email
address to your address book.
You can send a message to a collection or workspace if you have Writer permission to it. If
you do not have sufficient access to the container, or if you specify an incorrect handle for
the container, the message is sent to a default collection that your DocuShare
administrator set up. Ask your administrator for the location of the collection.
You are the owner of any messages you send; However, if the email address specified for
your email account is not identical to your DocuShare Email Address property
(DocuShare is case-sensitive), a default owner name is assigned. Also, when using a
digital signature, the message owner is determined from the email address in the digital
certificate instead of from the email address provided in the From field of the message.
Note: To verify that the email address specified for your email account is identical to your
DocuShare email address, check the address shown in the From field of the
message; the username@emaildomain part should match your DocuShare Email
Address property. Alternatively, you can click the Look Up User link to the right of
the From field; if the user account displays on the Search Results page, then the
email addresses are identical.
To send an email message to collections and workspaces:
1. In your email application, open a message window.
2. In the To or Cc field (do not use the Bcc field), enter the email address of the
DocuShare server.
Example: docushareserver@emaildomain
3. Do one of the following:
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In the Subject field, enclose within angle brackets the word TO: and the
object handle or email alias.
Example: Program Update <TO: Collection-45, TeamWorkspace>
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In the first line of the message body, type TO: and the object handle or email
alias. Then add an empty line. To use TO: in the message body, the message
format must be plain text.
Example: optional empty line (no text can appear in this line)
TO: Collection-45, Workspace-73
empty line
When sending a message to multiple containers, you can use a comma, space, or
semicolon to separate container handles or aliases.
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Your DocuShare administrator determines whether or not you need to type TO: or
some other text. You can add spaces or a tab before and after TO:.
Note: If the email message includes attachments and you want to send the attachments
only, replace the word TO: with Upload:. Because your administrator can specify a
word other than Upload:, check with your administrator to find out the correct word
to use.
4. Finish composing the message and send it.
The message is sent; you will receive an email notification if your administrator
configured DocuShare to send confirmation messages.
Sending email messages to your personal collection
You can easily send an email message to your personal collection simply by addressing
the message to your DocuShare server.
To send an email message to your personal collection:
1. In your email application, open a message window.
2. In the To or Cc field (do not use the Bcc field), enter the email address of the
DocuShare server.
Example: docushareserver@emaildomain
3. Finish composing the message and send it.
The message is sent; you will receive an email notification if your administrator
configured DocuShare to send confirmation messages.
Allowing non-DocuShare users to send email messages to
collections and workspaces
You can allow users who do not have DocuShare accounts to send email messages to
collections and workspaces. Your administrator sets up a user account for the Email Agent
to enable this feature. You need to change the permissions of the container to give either
the Email Agent user account or the All Users Except Guest group Writer permission to
the container. A default owner name is assigned to a message a non-DocuShare user
sends. If you do not change the permissions, the email messages are sent to a default
collection. Check with your administrator for the name of the Email Agent user account as
well as for the name of the default collection.
If your administrator does not set up a user account for the Email Agent, then DocuShare
cannot receive email messages from non-DocuShare users.
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Sending email messages to users and groups
Sending email messages to users and groups
Using your email application, you can send email messages to DocuShare users and
groups.
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To send an email message to a group, you need the email address of the
DocuShare server and the group handle or, if specified, the group email alias.
If an associated collection is specified for the group, when you send a message
to the group, a copy also is sent to this collection if you have Writer permission to
it.
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To send an email message to a user, you need the email address of the
DocuShare server and the user handle, the username, or the email address of the
user.
When you send a message to a user, it is sent to the user’s personal collection.
If you do not have sufficient access to the collection associated with a group, or you
specify an incorrect handle for the user or group, the email message is sent to a default
collection that your DocuShare administrator set up. See your administrator for the
location of the collection.
In addition, your DocuShare administrator can provide you with the email address of the
DocuShare server. For convenience, you should add the email address to your address
book.
To send an email message to users and groups:
1. In your email application, open a message window.
2. In the To or Cc field (do not use the Bcc field), enter the email address of the
DocuShare server.
Example: docushareserver@emaildomain
3. Do one of the following:
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In the Subject field, enclose within angle brackets the word TO: and any of
the following: the group handle, the group email alias, the user handle, the
username, the email address of a user.
Example: Program Update <TO: TeamLeaders, cmorgan>
In the first line of the message body, type TO: and any of the following: the
group handle, the group email alias, the user handle, the username, the email
address of a user. Then add an empty line. To use TO: in the message body,
the message format must be plain text.
Example: optional empty line (no text can appear in this line)
TO: TeamLeaders, User-17, hsantos@emaildomain
empty line
When sending a message to multiple recipients, use a comma, space, or
semicolon as a separator.
Your DocuShare administrator determines whether or not you need to type TO: or
some other text. You can add spaces or a tab before and after TO:.
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Sending email messages to users and groups
Using the Email Agent
Note: When using the email address of a user, you can replace the word TO: with
Upload:, if the message includes attachments and you want to send the
attachments only. The Email Agent uploads each attachment to the user’s personal
collection. Because your administrator can specify a word other than Upload:,
check with your administrator to find out the correct word to use.
4. Finish composing the message and send it.
The message is sent to each user and group member, and you will receive an
email notification if your administrator configured DocuShare to send confirmation
messages.
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Scanning documents to collections and workspaces
Scanning documents to collections and
workspaces
If you have access to a multifunction device that supports scan to email, you can scan
documents to DocuShare collections and workspaces. Before you can scan documents,
you need the email address of your DocuShare server, which your DocuShare
administrator can provide.
Note: Since the user interface for multifunction devices can vary, the following procedure
provides general steps for scanning a document to DocuShare.
To scan a document:
1. Place a document in the document feeder.
2. Display the scan to email screen.
3. In the From: field, enter the email address of the sender. The email address you
enter must be identical to an email address for a registered user on the
DocuShare server. If there is no match, it may be rejected or a default owner
name is assigned.
4. In the To: field, enter the enter the email address of the DocuShare server.
Example: docushareserver@emaildomain
Note: If the device supports templates, it is recommended that you create a template with
the From: and To: fields specified.
5. Optionally, in the Subject: field, enclose within angle brackets the word TO: or
Upload: and the object handle or email alias.
Example: Program Update <TO: Collection-45, TeamWorkspace>
6. Press the Start button.
The device scans the document and then emails it either to the sender’s personal
collection (if you did not perform step 5) or to the containers specified in step 5. The format
of the scanned document varies, depending on the type of multifunction device you use.
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Viewing messages in a collection or workspace
Using the Email Agent
Viewing messages in a collection or
workspace
An envelope icon identifies an email message in a collection or workspace. In addition,
digitally signed as well as encrypted messages are identified by icons next to the message
title.
Users with Reader permission to a message can view its contents and properties. Any
user with Writer permission to the email message can change its properties. As the owner
of any message you send, you can delete the message and change its permissions.
To view an email message:
1. Locate the message that you want to view.
2. Click the message to open it.
3. To view any message threads, click the View Email Thread link.
Note: A message thread consists of the messages in a collection or workspace that share
the same message subject. The messages in the thread are ordered according to
the received date, with the most recent messages displayed first.
To view and change the properties of an email message:
1. Locate the message whose properties you want to view and change.
2. Click the message’s Properties icon.
The View Properties page appears.
3. Click the Edit link.
4. Change the properties you want. Click a field name for a description of each
property.
Note: If your administrator created custom properties, they also display on the page. See
your administrator for information about custom properties.
5. Click Apply.
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Importing a digital certificate to your email application
Importing a digital certificate to your email
application
A digital signature adds security to your email communications by ensuring that the
message came from you and has not been changed by someone else. To add a digital
signature to an email message, you need to import a digital certificate to your email
application (for example, Microsoft Outlook).
This section provides general steps for importing a digital certificate. See the
documentation included with your email application for step-by-step instructions on
importing a digital certificate.
To import a digital certificate to your email application:
1. Contact your DocuShare administrator to find out the Certification Authority (CA)
from which you should obtain the digital certificate. The certificate is a file with the
extension .p12 (for example, mycertificate.p12).
2. After obtaining the digital certificate from the CA, copy it to a folder on your
computer.
3. Using your email application, import the certificate from the folder on your
computer. You will need to provide the following information:
• Certificate file
• Password, provided by the CA
Note: If your certificate was issued from a CA that is part of a trusted chain of other
certificates and CAs, your email application may ask if you want to add the CA to
the Root Store. You can click Yes to add the CA, or you can add it directly to your
email application. The latter method requires importing a PEM file with a .cer
extension for the CA. The PEM file can be obtained from the CA at your site.
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