E-mail sent to a SharePoint document library requires text in the message
I’ve recently e-mail enabled some document libraries on our SharePoint site and have noticed some odd behavior. It seems that In order to send a document to the library, I need to actually have some content in the message. If I simply attach a message, using Outlook 2007, without any accompanying text, the document disappears into SharePoint heaven never to be seen again. It doesn’t seem to need a subject, just some text. Even a single carriage return is sufficient.
I’m running the site using a least priviledged model which requires me to add the contacts manually to AD. Everything seems to work properly as long as I include some text.
I’m not sure if this is a SharePoint deficiency or an Outlook issue. I will post a followup if I figure this out.
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After some experimentation I’ve discovered this behavior exists only if you are sending the e-mail in either plain or rich text. If it’s sent using the HTML mail format, the attachment is delivered to the document library with or without any content in the message body.