Confluence 4.1 : How do I get mail into Confluence?

Mail Archiving Features are Now Optional

Confluence Mail Archiving is an optional feature from Confluence 4.1 onwards. This means that the Mail elements in the Confluence interface as mentioned on this page will not appear in the user interface by default.

Mail archiving features are now contained in a bundled plugin. To activate mail archiving features in Confluence, activate the plugin from Confluence Admin > Configuration > Plugins > Show System Plugins > Confluence Mail Archiving Plugin.

The user interface and functionality of the feature have not changed.

All mail messages belong to a particular space.

From the space administration screen, space administrators can:

  • Configure Confluence to poll a POP mailbox for incoming mail

    1. Go to Space Admin
    2. Choose "Mail Accounts"
    3. Add Pop Account
  • Import mail from an mbox-format mail file

Confluence will delete mail from a POP box as it reads it. Do not point Confluence to an account unless you are happy with it removing all the mail you have stored there.