OT: archive mail functionality for windows?

[Martin Hepworth]

Diane Rolland wrote:
> Martin Hepworth wrote:
>> Diane Rolland wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> We have a custom application that utilizes the archive mail function
>>> in MailScanner.  Basically any email sent to a particular address is
>>> archived in MailScanner.  The application then processes the email
>>> messages in the Archive directory and integrates them into the
>>> application.  It also handles the file attachments.
>>>
>>> Now, our issue is needing to port this application to Windows.  I am
>>> not at all familiar with any options that might be available to do
>>> this.  If someone might have some suggestions, please let me know.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your time,
>>> Diane
>>>
>> Diane
>>
>> what's  the application written in? perl, C ..???
> 
> The application is in php/mysql.
> 
>> besides 'archiving' the email somewhere else, what else does it do.
>> If it needs to be accessed via windows then why not write a html
>> interface to it then it's available on most platforms.  
> 
> The archive is just a temporary holding place so that the php application
> can parse the raw email files in the archive directory.  It can take
> attached documents and them make them available to the web based php/mysql
> application.  The attached documents are not available outside the
> application (i.e. you cannot browse to them on a file share).
> 
>> --
>> Martin Hepworth
>> Senior Systems Administrator
>> Solid State Logic
>> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>>

So why port this to Windows??? you can access the data from Windows, or 
are you referring to emails that don't pass through mailScanner at any 
stage.

perhaps you could be a little more specific about what you want the app 
to do, that it doesn't do now.


-- 
Martin Hepworth
Senior Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

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