Getting Data In

what is data input named "Mail Server" and how it works??

pouriajalilian1
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does it read a mail box and show it's mails as events on splunk ?how to configure it for imap or pop3 to work ,e.g. a hotmail account.

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Azeemering
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There is no Data input called "Mail Server" in an out of the box installation of Splunk.
There must be an app installed that created this input. Right?

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pouriajalilian1
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dear ,you may be right,but im working on a production version of splunk enterprise and i'n not prestaged it or installed it other that that,so im not sure at the moment.

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