# Email Processing Depending on the email processor configured for a given _Inbound Email Address_, Vault will perform different actions after the email is received. Email Processors take emails sent to configured _Inbound Email Addresses_ and turn them into content usable by Vault. For example, the included [Create Document from Email][1] processor turns the email into a document, and stores attachments as document attachments. Depending on your Vault's configuration, you may have a variety of email processors available to you. Some may be bound to specific applications, such as MedComms or Clinical Operations. You can also write custom processors for your organization. ## Standard Email Processors ### Create Document from Email {#create_document_from_email} The _Create Document from Email_ processor converts inbound emails into unclassified Vault documents. * The Electronic Mail (.EML) file becomes the source document. * If the _Unclassified_ document type (`undefined__v`) is configured to allow attachments, email attachments are saved in their original formats as document attachments. * For each document it creates, Vault also creates an _Emailed Document_ record with references to the document and _Email_ record. * The document name is always set to the email subject (up to 100 characters), even if the _Unclassified_ document type in your Vault uses a custom naming format. * Emails that are part of an email chain that has already been used to create a document are ignored by the processor. If you need to file multiple emails in a chain, forward each relevant email in the chain separately. If the email processor address is used anywhere in the chain prior to forwarding, such as in the _To_ or _CC_ line, Vault will not create a document. When an email is not processed into a document, this can be viewed with an associated _Email_ object record (which will appear in a _Failed_ state).
## Medical Email Processors * Medical Inquiry Automated Email Intake: Receives email from Health Care Providers and either creates new inquiries or adds them to an existing record. [1]: #create_document_from_email