Overview
Email Integration enables Genesis applications to send emails using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). This integration allows for seamless communication with external systems, enabling notifications, alerts, and automated email-based workflows. It ensures secure, reliable email delivery while supporting various configurations, including authentication, encryption and attachments.
Features & Capabilities
Automated Email Distribution: Enables Genesis applications to send transactional or bulk emails.
Secure Authentication: Supports SMTP authentication (username/password, TLS) for secure email sending.
Customizable Email Content: Allows dynamic email templates with placeholders for personalized messages.
Attachment Support: Enables sending any type of file attachment.
Error Handling & Retry Mechanism: Ensures reliable email delivery with automatic retries on failure.
Technical Highlights:
- SMTP Support: Integrates with standard SMTP email servers, including Gmail, Outlook, and enterprise mail services.
- TLS/SSL Encryption: Ensures secure email transmission to prevent unauthorized access.
- Queue-Based Email Processing: Implements message queues to handle large volumes of outgoing emails efficiently.
- Logging & Monitoring: Provides email delivery tracking and error logging for auditing and debugging.
Extensibility:
- Integration with Notification Systems: Can be used alongside in-app notifications and SMS for multi-channel communication.
- Custom Email Routing: Supports rules-based email routing to different recipients based on application logic.
- Support for Additional Email Formats: Can be extended to include HTML-based rich content emails, including embedded images and styles.
Related Technologies
- Genesis Notifications Component: Extends email integration with multi-channel notifications, including in-app alerts and SMS.
- Workflow Automation Engine: Automates email-based approval processes and event-driven notifications.
- User Onboarding & Authentication: Supports email-based verification, password resets, and user notifications.