I think it's fairly easy to set up a exchange box to be pop. I don't have one in front of me right now, but whoever admins the server should be able to do it.
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: DURETTE, STEVEN J (ASI-AIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Can I do this - Receive an e-mail with ColdFusion. > > What about turning on SMTP on the ColdFusion box. Then auto forward the > e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or whatever your intranet uses). > > Then all e-mails (for the server) will go into an incoming mail > directory. Point CF at that directory and process the e-mails as text > files. > > Bypasses the whole pop3/imap. It should also take care of the firewall, > etc problems if the server is on the same intranet. Lastly, you could > tell the person sending the e-mail so sent it to the e-mail address > above (that you chose) and it will go directly to the server. No need > to deal with exchange at all. > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:16 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Can I do this - Receive an e-mail with ColdFusion. > > > I'm looking at a requirement to have a ColdFusion process monitor an > email box and trigger an action when a specific email is received. The > trouble I foresee is that the box is on an MS Exchange server and thus > is not a POP account. > > Is there any easy way for ColdFusion to monitor a box on an Exchange > server or to configure a single exchange account to be POP? Any other > Ideas on how I might tackle this requirement? > > > > > > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > --------- > | 1 | | > --------- Binary Soduko > | | | > --------- > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:262100 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
