How would I go about writing an E-mail checker?
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| Hey, Just wondering how I would go about writing a blitz program that can access my e-mail? I find it annoying checking the family e-mail all the time, and having to check through several hundred pointless e-mail to see if there is anything important.(I keep up on my e-mail. My family doesn't :) So basically, I would like to know how to A: access e-mail through a blitz program, and B: interact with e-mail, such as deleting, moving, etc. I can figure out the fine details myself, basically all I want to know is how to access my e-mail to begin with.(The family e-mail is outlook express) Thanks if you can help me out! WERDNA |
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| Well you need to know first what protocol the e-mail is been accessed with, whether its a POP3, IMAP or Exchange mailbox, etc... Next you would need to do a little bit of searching and find a windows DLL library that someone has written that would facilitate e-mail access for you (because you dont want to write your own POP3/IMAP/EXC client) and make a .decls file containing all the declared functions you wish to use and then start writting your Blitz E-mail program. |
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| Ok. Thanks Flemmonk! |
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| you dont want to write your own POP3/IMAP/EXC client Do not underestimate the power of the Code Archives! Some POP3 examples (suitable for most home users at least)... POP3 email retrieval Mailman Mail Functions |
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| COOL! Thanks James! This should come in handy :) WERDNA |
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