[Tutor] Recieving emails in python

[Michael Langford]

imap: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-imaplib.html
pop: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-poplib.html
or
mbox: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/157437

Milters also look like they might be apropos:
http://www.bmsi.com/python/milter.html

     --Michael

On 1/14/08, mobiledreamers at gmail.com <mobiledreamers at gmail.com> wrote:
> ok i dont want to write an mta
> i want to use another mta
> to recieve emails on say -
>
> python at mygrouplist.com
>
> so can i start reading the emails to python from that mta
>
> How to set this up to read messages from the mta
>
> sending out email
> we are using sendmail so we ll continue using that for now
> thanks
>
>
>
> On 1/13/08, Michael Langford <mlangford.cs03 at gtalumni.org> wrote:
> > It depends.
> >
> > If you're trying to write a MTA, think about looking at and stealing
> > parts of mailmain and smtpd.py
> >
> > Mailman: http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html
> > Smtpd:http://barry.warsaw.us/software/Code/smtpd.py
> >
> > If you're going to use someone else as a MTA then just use IMAP or POP
> > to get the mail out, there are IMAP and POP libraries
> >
> > imap: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-imaplib.html
> > pop: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-poplib.html
> >
> > Else, if you're writing this all from scratch, whip out the RFC and
> > start hacking:
> >
> http://info.internet.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc/files/rfc821.txt
> >
> >          --Michael
> >
> > PS: What's the tutor policy on cross posting?
> >
> >
> > On 1/14/08, mobiledreamers at gmail.com < mobiledreamers at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I m trying to create something simple a mailing list similar to yahoo
> groups
> > > I m stumbling at the part where the python recieves messages via say
> > > python at yahoogroups.com
> > >
> > >  how to make python recieve emails and process it
> > > after that it is straight forward processing in python inserting in db
> etc
> > >
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>


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Michael Langford
Phone: 404-386-0495
Consulting: http://www.RowdyLabs.com