Better Email plugin discussion thread

I'm going to look into implementing the IMAP IDLE protocol which, if I can get it to work properly, will eliminate the polling normally required for IMAP. This will require that your IMAP server implements IDLE as well. It'll probably be a couple weeks before I can get to it.

Joe,

That sounds great. Thanks for looking into this. Really appreciate your development efforts!

The idea of being able to trigger events quickly (without a poll) based on receiving an email message makes me pretty excited. A lot of potential in terms of integration.


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Flying Diver

I am trying to schedule an email with a variable as you suggested in another forum ((%%v: 410242667%%) but cannot see how to do it.
I have version 1.0.1 of the plugin

I choose schedule and set the time

Under actions I choose Better Email - send email

Then under the device dropdown I see nothing - it is bank. How do I insert the variable text to send the variable?

Flying Diver

I am trying to schedule an email with a variable as you suggested in another forum ((%%v: 410242667%%) but cannot see how to do it.
I have version 1.0.1 of the plugin

I choose schedule and set the time

Under actions I choose Better Email - send email

Then under the device dropdown I see nothing - it is bank. How do I insert the variable text to send the variable?

Did you create an SMTP device? You need an SMTP device (server) defined to send emails. Same info you use for the Indigo email send preferences should work.

joe

Here's a version of BetterEmail that supports the IDLE extension for IMAP servers. Edit the device definition to set the checkbox.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/756 ... -1.1.0.zip

In my testing, the email was processed within a few seconds of the server getting the message.

I have no idea what happens if you happen to have an IMAP server that doesn't support IDLE.

"Official" release of the IDLE version of BetterEmail. Works great with my IMAP provider.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/756 ... -1.1.1.zip

Hey FlyingDiver,

First off, a big thank you for your contribution! I'm always amazed at the awesome things you developers out here contribute to us all, and really appreciate it.

Just looking over your Better eMail plugin, and am trying to figure out how to interact with it. For instance, I'd like to set it up like I have the default eMail management configs, where I trigger events based on Subject lines, but only from particular senders. I saw some reference to the last sender being in the device state, but don't see how to get to that data. Do you have any release notes on that? I do some basic python programming in my indigo setup, so I figured I could do it via script if not via the GUI.

Let me know if you have anything, or any suggestions on the Sender/Subject filtering, and I'll play some more and see what kind of trouble I can get into with it

Thanx,
~ken

Set up a Trigger on the subject line you want, then a condition on the sender (device state condition). Or vice versa. If you have some action you want done based on the subject line, restricted to a small set of senders, then that's the way to do it. Use "Any" for the conditions, then a rule for each sender email address.

Ah... Of course! Always looking for the complex solution, when the simple one is right there in front of me. lol. Thanx!

I am looking for time and date variables but it would be also helpful to have the complete list of all variables that can be used in an email. Do you know where I can find this?

I am looking for time and date variables but it would be also helpful to have the complete list of all variables that can be used in an email. Do you know where I can find this?

BetterEmail doesn't define any variables. Just a few device states. But the text substitution can put in the value of any variable you create, or any state of any existing device.

If you want a time stamp in a variable, Indigo provides a "variable action" to do that. Create the variable, and then an action to set that variable immediately before your BetterEmail action.

I am looking for time and date variables but it would be also helpful to have the complete list of all variables that can be used in an email. Do you know where I can find this?

BetterEmail doesn't define any variables. Just a few device states. But the text substitution can put in the value of any variable you create, or any state of any existing device.

If you want a time stamp in a variable, Indigo provides a "variable action" to do that. Create the variable, and then an action to set that variable immediately before your BetterEmail action.

Got it, Thanks!

Is it possible to send attachments, images, with the plugin?

Thanks,

Carl

Are there any docs on the plugin?
Thought I'd try it but after setting up a mail info device I don't see it in the device menu when setting up
an action to send an email.
Also is it possible to send attachments, images, with the plugin?

Thanks,

Carl

No docs other than the readme in the zip file.

You need to create an SMTP device before you can send emails. Did you do that?

Not currently possible to send attachments, but I've thought of adding that. Might be a little tricky to do it from the action UI. Especially if you want to send more than one attachment.

No docs other than the readme in the zip file.

The readme in the zip file contains:

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# BetterEmail

Plugin for the Indigo Home Automation system.

This plugin provides enhances capabilities for sending and receiving email from within Indigo.

Do you have another readme that has more information?