How to parse email in real time?

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What I want to make is something to automatically analyzing the email
received

Is there a way to parse email in real time in Perl or Shell, assuming the
script is sitting with the mail server.

I looked into the email format, sometimes, it has something like =3D =0 at
the end of line. Sometimes, it email looks a like a binary file, but it
should be text file as only text and html are in the file.

 

[Ed Morton]

What I want to make is something to automatically analyzing the email
received

Is there a way to parse email in real time in Perl or Shell, assuming the
script is sitting with the mail server.

I looked into the email format, sometimes, it has something like =3D =0 at
the end of line. Sometimes, it email looks a like a binary file, but it
should be text file as only text and html are in the file.

Check out procmail (http://www.procmail.org/) and formail (google).

Ed.

 

[Kevin Rodgers]

What I want to make is something to automatically analyzing the email
received

Is there a way to parse email in real time in Perl or Shell, assuming the
script is sitting with the mail server.

procmail can invoke any executable or script on incoming messages:
http://www.procmail.org/

 

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Check out procmail (http://www.procmail.org/) and formail (google).

The file is C based source codes. How do I install it on the server as I
don't have admin access to it. Is there something similar to it in
Perl/PHP/Shell?

Is ProcMail runable on Windows?

 

[Ed Morton]

The file is C based source codes. How do I install it on the server as I
don't have admin access to it. Is there something similar to it in
Perl/PHP/Shell?

Is ProcMail runable on Windows?

I expect most of the above questions are addressed in the FAQs on that page.

Ed.

 

[Kenny McCormack]

Check out procmail (http://www.procmail.org/) and formail (google).

The file is C based source codes. How do I install it on the server as I
don't have admin access to it.[/QUOTE]

Do you have access to a C compiler?

Is there something similar to it in Perl/PHP/Shell?

Probably. I'd never use it, though.

Is ProcMail runable on Windows?

O/T in this NG. Try down the hall...

 

[Bill Marcum]

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What I want to make is something to automatically analyzing the email
received

Is there a way to parse email in real time in Perl or Shell, assuming the
script is sitting with the mail server.

I looked into the email format, sometimes, it has something like =3D =0 at
the end of line. Sometimes, it email looks a like a binary file, but it
should be text file as only text and html are in the file.

That sounds like quoted-printable encoding. If you can edit the email
to add these header lines, your mail client might decode it:
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mime-Version: 1.0

 

[John Bokma]

What I want to make is something to automatically analyzing the email
received

For Spam?

Is there a way to parse email in real time in Perl or Shell, assuming
the script is sitting with the mail server.

I use spamassassin for this (for spam that is). Written in Perl ;-)

 

[William Park]

What I want to make is something to automatically analyzing the email
received

Is there a way to parse email in real time in Perl or Shell, assuming
the script is sitting with the mail server.

I looked into the email format, sometimes, it has something like =3D
=0 at the end of line. Sometimes, it email looks a like a binary file,
but it should be text file as only text and html are in the file.

Steps that are involve are the same as spam filtering. For that,
standard answer is
man procmail procmailrc procmailex
man formail
asuming you're running Linux. For Windows, I've heard the
www.cygwin.org has something offer. Though I don't know whether you can
invoke Procmail from whatever MTA you're running.

 

[Zebee Johnstone]

In comp.lang.perl.misc on Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:15:34 GMT

The file is C based source codes. How do I install it on the server as I
don't have admin access to it. Is there something similar to it in
Perl/PHP/Shell?

YOu could look at the cpan module Mail::Audit and write a perlscript
using that.

I use it instead of procmail.

You will probably have to describe the exact problem and setup in order
to get useful information. Such as is this "server" a machine you read
mail on, or one you pop mail from? What ability do you have to run the
mail through anything?


Zebee