> -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Summers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 02:00:40PM +0000, Barbie wrote: > > 1) Is this a distribution worth uploading to CPAN? > > Yes! There was a recent discussion at chicago.pm [1] at how > to get at .pst > files.
The module uses an active Outlook, as in my situation the Exchange Server is remotely located. > > 2) Is Mail::Outlook a suitable namespace or are there > better suggestions? > > In an ideal world your module would plug into the Mail::Box > framework somehow. > But I'm not even sure if Outlook Express files are > functionally different > from vanilla Outlook files...exit stage left. My first thought was to integrate it into Mail::Box, but because of the OLE side of things, that doesn't work. Plus Outlook and Outlook Express are VERY different beasts. The API to both are different. I had hoped my module would be able to talk to an active OE, but alas no :( I may look into adding that functionality, but seeing as there are already modules to read .dbx files, it's not something I think is needed. In most situations I've come across Outlook files are generally located on a remote server, whereas Outlook Express files are located locally. > [1] http://mail.pm.org/pipermail/chicago-talk/2004-January/000800.html Interesting reading. I have not come across a .pst file, so maybe that's an extension for the future ... or someone else :) Barbie. -- Barbie (@missbarbell.co.uk) | Birmingham Perl Mongers | http://birmingham.pm.org/
