Re: Mail::Vacation abondoned?
Adam Monsen writes: Hmm, maybe Email::AutoReply would be better? I think so. But talk to Simon and others in the Email Project first, to make sure that your interface fits in with what others are doing. If you haven't read it, Simon's article on Perl's mail modules is worth reading: http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/06/10/email.html Smylers
Re: Mail::Vacation abondoned?
Adam Monsen writes: I need a vacation autoresponder that can (at least) be used within ~/.procmailrc. I'll write one unless someone knows of a useful one. I'd like to take over the Mail::Vacation namespace and fill it with some code that works. If you're writing a new e-mail-related module, it's worth liaising with Simon and Casey who have recently been doing much good work in the Email:: namespace, writing a bunch of simple-to-use modules that work well together (along the lines of how others have been doing in the DateTime:: namespace). It would be good for your code to work with theirs. Smylers
Re: Mail::Vacation abondoned?
I like Mail::AutoReply. Any objections? My plan is to use this namespace for code for email autoresponders, ie: vacation autoresponders. Mail::AutoReply will be usable from within a ~/.procmailrc file, an Email::Audit plugin, etc. On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:30:22 -0400, Randy W. Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adam Monsen wrote: (this was originally posted in comp.lang.perl.modules, but received no response) I need a vacation autoresponder that can (at least) be used within ~/.procmailrc. I'll write one unless someone knows of a useful one. Features I need: * doesn't respond to mailing lists * doesn't send to the same email more than once in a user-configurable time period * simple, useful interface (any other suggestions?) I'd like to take over the Mail::Vacation namespace and fill it with some code that works. The tests fail, it won't install, and I tried to contact the author 10 days ago and haven't heard back. Would someone please advise me on this? Would there be a better mailing list to try, module-authors possibly? If getting ownership of the namespace is just hassle, I could certainly create a new one. I am just trying to proceed thoughtfully. How about abstracting it to a general autoreply module; It's applicable to a lot of situations other than vacation. (Mail::AutoReply) Filtering based on header fields is a must, primarily for the reason you mention above, but also as a general autoreply users might want to selectively respond to messages meeting certain criteria. Another idea that comes to mind is letting it monitor remote mail (POP3) or run as a proxy in addition to running as a filter, although that might arguably be left to other modules so users can assemble them anyway they wish depending on the functionality desired??? Just some ideas, Randy. -- Adam Monsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://adammonsen.com/
Re: Mail::Vacation abondoned?
Hmm, maybe Email::AutoReply would be better? I would also use Email::Filter::AutoReply for the Email::Filter plugin. On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:30:00 -0700, Adam Monsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like Mail::AutoReply. Any objections? My plan is to use this namespace for code for email autoresponders, ie: vacation autoresponders. Mail::AutoReply will be usable from within a ~/.procmailrc file, an Email::Audit plugin, etc. On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:30:22 -0400, Randy W. Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adam Monsen wrote: (this was originally posted in comp.lang.perl.modules, but received no response) I need a vacation autoresponder that can (at least) be used within ~/.procmailrc. I'll write one unless someone knows of a useful one. Features I need: * doesn't respond to mailing lists * doesn't send to the same email more than once in a user-configurable time period * simple, useful interface (any other suggestions?) I'd like to take over the Mail::Vacation namespace and fill it with some code that works. The tests fail, it won't install, and I tried to contact the author 10 days ago and haven't heard back. Would someone please advise me on this? Would there be a better mailing list to try, module-authors possibly? If getting ownership of the namespace is just hassle, I could certainly create a new one. I am just trying to proceed thoughtfully. How about abstracting it to a general autoreply module; It's applicable to a lot of situations other than vacation. (Mail::AutoReply) Filtering based on header fields is a must, primarily for the reason you mention above, but also as a general autoreply users might want to selectively respond to messages meeting certain criteria. Another idea that comes to mind is letting it monitor remote mail (POP3) or run as a proxy in addition to running as a filter, although that might arguably be left to other modules so users can assemble them anyway they wish depending on the functionality desired??? Just some ideas, Randy. -- Adam Monsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://adammonsen.com/ -- Adam Monsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://adammonsen.com/
Mail::Vacation abondoned?
(this was originally posted in comp.lang.perl.modules, but received no response) I need a vacation autoresponder that can (at least) be used within ~/.procmailrc. I'll write one unless someone knows of a useful one. Features I need: * doesn't respond to mailing lists * doesn't send to the same email more than once in a user-configurable time period * simple, useful interface (any other suggestions?) I'd like to take over the Mail::Vacation namespace and fill it with some code that works. The tests fail, it won't install, and I tried to contact the author 10 days ago and haven't heard back. Would someone please advise me on this? Would there be a better mailing list to try, module-authors possibly? If getting ownership of the namespace is just hassle, I could certainly create a new one. I am just trying to proceed thoughtfully. -- Adam Monsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://adammonsen.com/
Re: Mail::Vacation abondoned?
Adam Monsen wrote: (this was originally posted in comp.lang.perl.modules, but received no response) I need a vacation autoresponder that can (at least) be used within ~/.procmailrc. I'll write one unless someone knows of a useful one. Features I need: * doesn't respond to mailing lists * doesn't send to the same email more than once in a user-configurable time period * simple, useful interface (any other suggestions?) I'd like to take over the Mail::Vacation namespace and fill it with some code that works. The tests fail, it won't install, and I tried to contact the author 10 days ago and haven't heard back. Would someone please advise me on this? Would there be a better mailing list to try, module-authors possibly? If getting ownership of the namespace is just hassle, I could certainly create a new one. I am just trying to proceed thoughtfully. How about abstracting it to a general autoreply module; It's applicable to a lot of situations other than vacation. (Mail::AutoReply) Filtering based on header fields is a must, primarily for the reason you mention above, but also as a general autoreply users might want to selectively respond to messages meeting certain criteria. Another idea that comes to mind is letting it monitor remote mail (POP3) or run as a proxy in addition to running as a filter, although that might arguably be left to other modules so users can assemble them anyway they wish depending on the functionality desired??? Just some ideas, Randy.
