Re: Mail processing tool
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From: "s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>
To: debian-security@lists.debian.org
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 11:06:08 -0700
Subject: Re: Mail processing tool
> Incoming from Jonas J Linde:
> > And R.DElia@starcomitalia.com spoke unto the world. And said:
> > > I need a tool that does the following work:
> > > checks for new mail in a maibox via pop3;
>
> So, IMAP is the wrong answer.
I've choosen pop3 because it's simpler, but it is not a MUST...
>
> > > verify the digital signature and decrypts the mail;
>
> GnuPG
Of course
> > > parse the body;
>
> procmail/grep/sed/perl/bash/python/...
Yeah, I have to write a lot of code...
This kind of suggestion is like... c++,basic,cobol,java,asp,...
I'm looking for something customizzable, but already written...
>
> > > executes 1 or more action (completely customizzable);
>
> procmail
Procmail is a big tool, I need something different: small, reliable,
secure.
> > > delete (archives) the mail;
>
> fetchmail
Fetchmail has the bad habit of freeze itself while downloading...
> > This sounds like an ideal job for the combination of the rather
> > appropriately named tools fetchmail and procmail, which - to no big
> > surprise - are suitable to fetch and process mail.
>
> Agreed. Add on gnupg for signature verification and decryption
> (perhaps callable by procmail).
>
> I'm not surprised there isn't one monolithic tool to do what you ask;
> you're asking a lot. Chaining one existing specific tool after
> another to build up your overall system is the way to go.
>
I agree, but I'm looking for smaller tools: I hate installing a
mailserver for handling an email... My idea is a group of 4-5 small
routines in perl or C, but I haven't found those yet.
Moreover the solution should depend on few system libraries.
Any idea?
Thanks, Radel
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