From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 24 14:06:08 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DC4916A4DF for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:06:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post4.inre.asu.edu (post4.inre.asu.edu [129.219.113.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 851BA44017 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:06:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from David.Bear@asu.edu) Received: from conversion.post4.inre.asu.edu by asu.edu (PMDF V6.2-X17 #30769) id <0HLQ00101KSVDP@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:55:43 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.asu.edu (smtp.asu.edu [129.219.110.107]) by asu.edu (PMDF V6.2-X17 #30769) with ESMTP id <0HLQ0004HKSVEQ@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:55:43 -0700 (MST) Received: from moroni.pp.asu.edu (moroni.pp.asu.edu [129.219.120.183]) (8.12.10/8.12.10/asu_smtp_relay,nullclient,tcp_wrapped) with ESMTP id h8OKtgS8004808 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:55:42 -0700 (MST) Received: (from iddwb@localhost) by moroni.pp.asu.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h8OKth219060 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:55:43 -0700 Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:55:43 -0700 From: David Bear To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030924135543.F16613@asu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: advice re mail X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David.Bear@asu.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 21:06:08 -0000 I need to write a program the grabs mail from a standard mail folder and processes it. The trouble is I have no idea what mail file format FreeBSD uses by default. I am using postfix, and currently postfix is my mta and mda. I will be adding procmail as the mda. I'm guessing procmail writes the same kind of file the postfix does... but here I'm showing my ignorance. I will be using python as my language and there are modules for MH, maildir, mbox, and mailbox... Anyone have any recommended reading for me to better understand what I need to do? -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"