Schedule a task to import POP3 content 

Monthly email newsletters are a tool for informing customers about your products and services. This information includes the latest product updates, new promotions, new tools and upcoming corporate events. To stay informed, many organizations subscribe to competitor’s email newsletters to monitor their announcements and the quality of their marketing materials. These materials are circulated internally and used for strategic planning.

Sitefinity can help you gather, aggregate and publish this content to your Intranet. This tutorial guides you through the steps required to create a scheduled task that updates your feed automatically. It focuses on the following:

1. Subscribing overview
2. Creating the feed
3. Creating the scheduled task

For more information about feeds in Sitefinity, see Creating and editing feeds.

System requirements

Before you begin creating your task, you must have the following installed:

• .NET Framework 4.0
• Visual Studio
• Sitefinity SDK

Prerequisites

To create and use the scheduled task, you need to have an up and running Sitefinity project. For more information about installing Sitefinity and creating and starting a project, see Installation and Administration Guide.