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36894780
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36894780
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Dec 03, 2020
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Rachel Gottesman
Committed by
Marcin Sedlak-Jakubowski
Dec 03, 2020
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@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ GitLab has several features based on receiving incoming emails:
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## Requirements
## Requirements
NOTE:
**Note:**
It is
**not**
recommended to use an email address that receives any
It is
**not**
recommended to use an email address that receives or will receive any
messages not intended for the GitLab instance. Any incoming emails not intended
messages not intended for the GitLab instance. Any incoming emails not intended
for GitLab
will
receive a reject notice.
for GitLab receive a reject notice.
Handling incoming emails requires an
[
IMAP
](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol
)
-enabled
Handling incoming emails requires an
[
IMAP
](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol
)
-enabled
email account. GitLab requires one of the following three strategies:
email account. GitLab requires one of the following three strategies:
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@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ Let's walk through each of these options.
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### Email sub-addressing
### Email sub-addressing
[
Sub-addressing
](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address#Sub-addressing
)
is
[
Sub-addressing
](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address#Sub-addressing
)
is
a mail server feature where any email to
`user+arbitrary_tag@example.com`
will end
up
a mail server feature where any email to
`user+arbitrary_tag@example.com`
ends
up
in the mailbox for
`user@example.com`
. It is supported by providers such as
in the mailbox for
`user@example.com`
. It is supported by providers such as
Gmail, Google Apps, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook.com, and iCloud, as well as the
Gmail, Google Apps, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook.com, and iCloud, as well as the
[
Postfix mail server
](
reply_by_email_postfix_setup.md
)
, which you can run on-premises.
[
Postfix mail server
](
reply_by_email_postfix_setup.md
)
, which you can run on-premises.
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@@ -117,9 +116,9 @@ CAUTION: **Caution:**
Use a mail server that has been configured to reduce
Use a mail server that has been configured to reduce
spam.
spam.
A Postfix mail server that is running on a default configuration, for example,
A Postfix mail server that is running on a default configuration, for example,
can result in abuse. All messages received on the configured mailbox
will b
e processed
can result in abuse. All messages received on the configured mailbox
ar
e processed
and messages that are not intended for the GitLab instance
will
receive a reject notice.
and messages that are not intended for the GitLab instance receive a reject notice.
If the sender's address is spoofed, the reject notice
will be
delivered to the spoofed
If the sender's address is spoofed, the reject notice
is
delivered to the spoofed
`FROM`
address, which can cause the mail server's IP or domain to appear on a block
`FROM`
address, which can cause the mail server's IP or domain to appear on a block
list.
list.
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@@ -453,8 +452,8 @@ at the organization level in Office 365. This allows all mailboxes in the organi
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@@ -453,8 +452,8 @@ at the organization level in Office 365. This allows all mailboxes in the organi
to receive sub-addressed mail:
to receive sub-addressed mail:
NOTE:
**Note:**
NOTE:
**Note:**
This series of commands
will enable
sub-addressing at the organization
This series of commands
enables
sub-addressing at the organization
level in Office 365. This
will allow
all mailboxes in the organization
level in Office 365. This
allows
all mailboxes in the organization
to receive sub-addressed mail.
to receive sub-addressed mail.
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powershell
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powershell
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