I am looking for a Perl script that can read POP3 mail in UNIX and store in a flatfile. This script would run from the user's account periodically to read the mail and put it in a simple flatfile database like DBMan consisting of three fields - sender, subject and bodytext.

I have looked around on the web (cgi/perl resources) trying to find such a script or similar script without success. I guess I will not find a script for such a specific requirement!!!

I will greatly appreciate if someone can help me with Perl code for reading the mail from POP3, rest I think I can manage.

TIF,

This doesn't seem like a DBMan issue. Might I suggest re-posting your question in the PERL/CGI forum? It's more geared towards the type of information you're looking for.

--Lee

And also it may take more than 12 hours for someone to respond to your Topic since I noticed that you already posted this same Topic in the Perl/CGI at 12:23 A.M. and you have re-posted it in this Forum at 12:40 P.M.

It takes time for people to digest the large number of Topics and also the details contained in them before responding.

Be more patient is my suggestion.

Regards,

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I'm not sure if this would help with what you are looking for but it's related

Check out:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/scripts/forum/resources/Forum12/HTML/000018.html

This will also provide the clue for searching for the module: NET::SMTP
which is what you might need to read the mail .

I found a more interesting an informative thread relating to using Mail::POP3Client. This might be more what you are looking for.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/scripts/forum/resources/Forum12/HTML/000398.html

Let us know if you get this all worked out and up and running with DBMan as it would be very useful information.

Hope this helps

[This message has been edited by LoisC (edited April 17, 2000).]