Re: [PHP-DB] Reading emails with PHP

2003-12-22 Thread David T-G
Manuel, et al -- ...and then Manuel Lemos said... % % Hello, Hi! % ... % A more useful solution is one based on setting the return path address % of the message being sent in such a way that you can retrieve the % original recipient address from the bounced message recipient address.

Re: [PHP-DB] Reading emails with PHP

2003-12-21 Thread Manuel Lemos
Hello, On 12/19/2003 09:54 AM, David T-G wrote: OK, so on to the script. Just as PHP has classes, perl has modules which implement object code. Just as PHP has PEAR (I think; I'm still getting to know it), perl has CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network. One advantage of perl's maturity

RE: [PHP-DB] Reading emails with PHP

2003-12-19 Thread Dillon, John
It may be sacrilege to mention it here, but there is an excellent perl module for handling mail bounces; I've used it to write a handler that catches the returned mail, gets the address(es) and reason(s) for the bounce, and then goes into our DB and flags the matching users. I looked all

Re: [PHP-DB] Reading emails with PHP

2003-12-19 Thread David T-G
John, et al -- ...and then Dillon, John said... % % It may be sacrilege to mention it here, but there is an excellent perl % module for handling mail bounces; I've used it to write a handler that ... % % I'd be interested in more details on this, from the pov of a person who No problem. %

Re: [PHP-DB] Reading emails with PHP

2003-12-19 Thread David T-G
John, et al -- [We're going to talk about perl a bit more, albeit comparing and contrasting with php. If this should be kicked off of the list, just let us know.] ...and then Dillon, John said... % % As one who has used php (without classes) but has seen cpan in operation % (I'd describe it as

Re: [PHP-DB] Reading emails with PHP

2003-12-18 Thread David T-G
Chris -- ...and then Chris Payne said... % % Hi there everyone, Hi! % % A quick question, is it possible to read a failed mail email ... % % Any help, tips would be REALLY appreciated as I REALLY don't want to spend a few days doing it manually. It may be sacrilege to mention it here, but