messageREACH Web Interface




Web Interface Job Submission Feature Tour
Pull Files
You can use any combination of up to 290 attachments, pull files, and messageREACH Click-TO links in a single message. If you include links to images stored on the messageREACH server, be sure to count them as pull files. Click Select. The Select Pull Files window opens. There are 5 boxes to enter the pull file names - or click the corresponding "Browse" button to select each pull file. Enter or browse up to 5 pull files at the same time. If you click on the Browse button, you can locate and select the file. Then click Open. The path and file name are now displayed in the Select Pull File field. Click Add. This uploads the file(s) to messageREACH. (Depending on file size and speed of connection, this may take several seconds.) When the upload completes, the path and file name(s) are moved to the List of Pull Files field. The 5 boxes for additional pull file names are not empty. Continue to add additional file names until all of the desired pull files are uploaded and listed in the List of Pull Files field. To remove an attachment from this field, select the file and click Remove. Click OK. The pull files to be made available for recipient download are now displayed on the messageREACH form.
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Pull File Security
Pull file security refers to the level of Internet security in effect when message recipients download your pull files from messageREACH. Choose an appropriate setting from the options described below: Normal - no encryption; files are retrieved using standard http protocol Secure - Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption; files are retrieved using https protocol The Secure setting provides at least the minimum encryption level specified in your User Profile.
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Pulls Expire After
Use the drop-down box to select the number of days during which recipients can request your pull files. messageREACH generates a completion report for you once the time expires. Recipients who request a pull file after the file's expiration date receive an error notice stating that the file is no longer available.
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Pull Password
Choose "Yes" if you want to require the recipients of your message to enter a password before they can view your Pull Files. If all users will enter the same password, enter the password in the Master Password fields. You must enter the password twice to ensure that it is correct. If recipients have individual passwords, you must include a "Password" column in your list. Note: The choice of Pull Password implies the use of Pull File Security.
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Master Password
If you set Pull Password to "Yes," you can enter a master password that all your recipients will be able to use to access your Pull Files. Enter the Master Password twice to ensure that you have entered it correctly. Note: These fields are disabled if you have not set Pull Password to "Yes."
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Auto Pull Reference
For normal pull files, leave the Auto Pull Reference set to Yes. When set to Yes, messageREACH automatically creates pull links (or it completes any that you may have provided). The only time you should set the Auto Pull Reference to "No" is when you are sending multipart/alternative and any of the following are true: you have added one or more image pulls to an HTML file (in this case you want the image to be automatically downloaded). Reminder: if this is true, be sure to modify the image link in the HTML file, and select the image file(s) as pull file(s) on the Job Submission form. For details, see More Help: Adding Images to an E-mail Message. you want to use different pull files for text versus HTML and/or HTML-Lite deliveries. you have pull links in attachments or pull links in pull files.
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