
For more information about the email drop folder option, see Plan incoming email for a SharePoint Server farm.

You can install the SMTP service on one or more servers in the farm, or administrators can provide an email drop folder for email that is forwarded from the service on another server. You can use the SMTP service in one of two ways. Incoming email for SharePoint Server uses the SMTP service. If you have not installed and configured the SMTP service and do not choose to use an email drop folder, you must complete the steps in Install and configure the SMTP service before you configure incoming email. Alternatively, you must know the name of a server outside the farm that is running the SMTP service and the location of the email drop folder. For the advanced scenario, you can use one or more servers in the server farm to run the SMTP service and to have a valid SMTP server address.The basic scenario is not available for SharePoint Server 2019 or SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. Read and understand Plan incoming email for a SharePoint Server farm.įor the basic scenario, each SharePoint application server must be running the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service and the SharePoint Foundation Web Application service. Your system is running SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019, or SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. Before you beginīefore you begin this operation, make sure to review the following information: For more information, see Plan incoming email for a SharePoint Server farm. The advanced scenario applies to a single-server farm or a multiple-server farm and contains several advanced options from which to choose. The basic scenario applies to a single-server farm environment and is recommended if you want to use default settings. This article describes two scenarios, one basic and one advanced. When incoming email is enabled, SharePoint sites can receive and store email messages and attachments in lists and libraries. This article also describes how to install and configure the SharePoint Migration Tool service to enable incoming email.

This article describes how to configure incoming email for SharePoint Server. APPLIES TO: 2013 2016 2019 Subscription Edition SharePoint in Microsoft 365
