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Email Payload

The email payload is designated by the com.apple.mail.managed PayloadType value. This payload creates an email account on the device. In addition to the settings common to all payloads, this payload defines the following:

Key

Value

EmailAccountDescription

String, optional. A user-visible description of the email account,

 

shown in the Mail and Settings applications.

 

 

EmailAccountName

String, optional. The full user name for the account. This is the

 

user name in sent messages, etc.

 

 

EmailAccountType

String, mandatory. Allowed values are EmailTypePOP and

 

EmailTypeIMAP. Defines the protocol to be used for that

 

account.

 

 

EmailAddress

String, mandatory. Designates the full email address for the

 

account. If not present in the payload, the device prompts for

 

this string during profile installation.

 

 

IncomingMailServerAuthentication

String, mandatory. Designates the authentication scheme for

 

incoming mail. Allowed values are EmailAuthPassword and

 

EmailAuthNone.

 

 

IncomingMailServerHostName

String, mandatory. Designates the incoming mail server host

 

name (or IP address).

 

 

IncomingMailServerPortNumber

Number, optional. Designates the incoming mail server port

 

number. If no port number is specified, the default port for a

 

given protocol is used.

 

 

IncomingMailServerUseSSL

Boolean, optional. Default Yes. Designates whether the incoming

 

mail server uses SSL for authentication.

 

 

IncomingMailServerUsername

String, mandatory. Designates the user name for the email

 

account, usually the same as the email address up to the @

 

character. If not present in the payload, and the account is set

 

up to require authentication for incoming email, the device will

 

prompt for this string during profile installation.

 

 

OutgoingMailServerAuthentication

String, mandatory. Designates the authentication scheme for

 

outgoing mail. Allowed values are EmailAuthPassword and

 

EmailAuthNone.

 

 

OutgoingMailServerHostName

String, mandatory. Designates the outgoing mail server host

 

name (or IP address).

 

 

OutgoingMailServerPortNumber

Number, optional. Designates the outgoing mail server port

 

number. If no port number is specified, ports 25, 587 and 465

 

are used, in this order.

 

 

OutgoingMailServerUseSSL

Boolean, optional. Default Yes. Designates whether the outgoing

 

mail server uses SSL for authentication.

 

 

OutgoingMailServerUsername

String, mandatory. Designates the user name for the email

 

account, usually the same as the email address up to the @

 

character. If not present in the payload, and the account is set

 

up to require authentication for outgoing email, the device

 

prompts for this string during profile installation.

 

 

Appendix B Configuration Profile Format

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Apple iPod and iPod Touch manual Email Payload

iPod and iPod Touch specifications

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