The FilesAnywhere Email Robot is a feature that allows you to easily send or retrieve files from your FilesAnywhere account by simply sending an email. You can use your email to search for files, provide a listing, create a FileShare link and send an email back to you. You can check your email, click the link, and get your files from ANYWHERE. You can forward this email to others you wish to share the FileShare Link with or send files directly into your FilesAnywhere account.
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To Enable
1. To turn on the FilesAnywhere Email Robot, navigate to the hamburger menu in the upper right.
2. Click on Tools.
3. Select Email Robot.
4. Check Enable username@fasend.com
(Note: If you do not see this option. Contact your system administrator to activate.)
Features
- The search keywords SEND, PREVIEW, PLAY, and SEND FILES provide FileShare Links for the search results.
- The search function will also search files that have an associated 'tag' and send you a separate email with those files.
- Search in specific folders by adding the folder in the subject line, i.e. /foldername1/foldername2.
- Use a password within double angular brackets (<<PASSWORD>>) to generate password-protected FileShare Links for the search results.
- The SENDTO function allows you to upload files into your account and send a FileShare link to a specified email address.
- The search keywords SEARCH and LIST provide a listing of searched files.
- An Index search on all shared folders is performed and a separate link is sent in an email for files found in each shared folder.
- If the Index search does not find files, the Robot performs a non-indexed search and sends the result in an email.
- Attach files or simply forward attachments to your FilesAnywhere email to SEND files into your account.
- The Robot feature options can be accessed from your profile page.
How it Works
To start, you will simply send an email to your FilesAnywhere account [USERNAME]@FASEND.COM with any of the below in the subject line:
- SEND [search string]
- PREVIEW [search string]
- PLAY [search string]
- SEND FILES [search string]
- SEARCH [search string]
- LIST [search string]
- SENDTO EmailAddress
To password protect a returned FileShare link, you will use any of the below in the subject line and replace PASSWORD with a password of your choice:
- SEND [search string] <<PASSWORD>>
- PREVIEW [search string] <<PASSWORD>>
- PLAY [search string] <<PASSWORD>>
- SEND FILES [search string] <<PASSWORD>>
- SENDTO EmailAddress <<PASSWORD>>
- SENDTO EmailAddress <<RAND>>
- [KEYWORD] /foldername1/foldername2
Examples:
- SEND abc.doc
Robot will search for abc.doc and return the FileShare link for the files found.
- SENDTO email@address.com
Robot will upload the files attached to your email into your account and will generate a FileShare link and send it to the email address indicated: email@address.com. You can also apply a randomized password to the FileShare link by appending <<RAND>> to the subject line above.
- PLAY “Spice Up Your Life.mp3”
Robot will search and provide a preview mode FileShare link for the Spice Up Your Life.mp3 file.
- SEARCH My Documents/MUSIC/Spice Up Your Life.mp3
Robot will search within the MUSIC folder and provide a FileShare link for the Spice Up Your Life.mp3 file.
- PREVIEW trip.jpeg <<password>>
Robot will search for all the trip.jpeg files and provide a password-protected FileShare link in preview mode.
- Add MOVETO as the subject of the email, and then after that, you can specify a sub-directory. Example, "MOVETO \PICTURES".
Robot Responses
Successful Search Attempt - After a successful search attempt is made, the FilesAnywhere Email Robot will respond with an email containing a FileShare Link to the files you searched for. You can then use this link to send to others or to download the files yourself.
Successful Listing Search - Searching for a list of files, you will receive an email with a list of files found within your account.
Search Made by Non-Registered Email - If a search query is made by a non-registered email in your FilesAnywhere account, you will receive a response from the system advising you that results have been sent to the registered email.
No Files Found By Search - If no files are found when performing a search, you will receive an email advising that the system will now perform a File System Data search. If nothing is found using a File System Data search, the system will notify you in an email.
FileShare™ Link Creation Confirmation - After uploading files via email robot using the SENDTO function, an email with the generated FileShare link and password will be sent to the account owner's email address.
Approved Senders Section
Select whether to allow emails from all senders or only from a list of approved senders. You may designate approved senders by typing the email address into the Email Address or Domain field and then clicking the Add to Approved button. View the list of approved senders in the Approved List of Senders window.
If you'd like to allow senders to determine which folder an attachment should upload to, you must add the "Allow MOVETO" feature. Highlight the email address you'd like to enable and click the Allow MOVETO button. When sending the email, the subject line should read MOVETO (folder name). This will allow the system to place the inbound email attachment into the folder indicated in the subject line.
MOVETO Settings Section
Select whether you prefer inbound attachments of the same name to be overwritten or have a version number assigned.
Click Save to save the changes made to your account.
Still, Have Questions?
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