i.CanDoIt® Guided Tour (p.10)
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One of the useful things you can do with an event defined by a "threshold rule" is send an email to notify someone that something has happened. You may define "recipients" which can be one or more email addresses. You select or define the message, and then pick which events cause this email to be sent.
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| Each threshold rule that has been defined under System->Action Rules->Thresholds is listed on the email events page. Each event may be checked off for delivery to any of the recipients. You have the option of sending the email when the event first occurs (notify on true) and when the event clears (notify on false).
The email handling capability of i.CanDoIt includes the ability to receive email as well. If you would like email messages to be repeated until somebody acknowledges the event, check the "Expect Ack" box and enter a repeat time. To acknowledge the event, you only need to "Reply To" the email you received. The mail will contain a coded acknowledge string generated automatically when the email is sent. If the reply contains this expected reply string, the event is considered acknowledged.
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| Use of email requires that you have an email account available to i.CanDoIt. You must have a user name and password for the account. Most email servers will require that you have an email address that matches the account information. You need to configure the SMTP and POP3 server names (or IP addresses if fixed). You should also be aware that many email servers do not allow sending email from outside of their own domain. You will need to work with your ISP, or network or IT representative, to get email configured properly.
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