As been suggested, the alias pipe is probably the best option for a simple mail capturing solution. This will mean configuring an MTA (I can help with Postfix) on the U2 server. You will need to manually parse the envelope, though, unless you stick a MIME extractor in the middle. You could do most of the message body extraction in a Perl script and then dump a formatted request to a processing spool for your phantom(s) to pick up and handle. Firing off a phantom directly is never a good idea, IMO. If your mail queue gets hung up one day and you fix it without taking precautions, then the MTA will assault your U2 processes until they cry 'uncle'.
---------------------------------------- Glen Batchelor IT Director All-Spec Industries phone: (910) 332-0424 fax: (910) 763-5664 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.all-spec.com Blog: http://blog.all-spec.com ---------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:u2-users- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Burwell, Ed > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:57 AM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] Unix mail server? > > Here's a high-level view of what I'm envisioning: > > 1. Our Unidata application sends an email to the outside world, giving > the recipient certain options. > 2. The recipient hits REPLY, types a few characters and hits SEND. > 3. Our rs/6000 receives the email and put it "somewhere". > 4. Our Unidata application could periodically check that "somewhere" for > received mail and do whatever with it. > > Thanks for your responses so far. > > Ed Burwell > Consultant > Data Processing > > CASIO AMERICA, INC. > 570 Mt. Pleasant Avenue > Dover, NJ 07801 > 973-361-5400 x1512 > email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > www.casio.com <http://www.casio.com> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Hiscock > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:22 PM > To: 'U2 Users List' > Subject: Re: [U2] Unix mail server? > > In short, yes, however, the first question should be: what are you > planning to do with the mail you receive? I wouldn't recommend using > your application server as a mail server, since to do that, you'd have > to expose it, at least to some degree, to the outside world. > > Larry Hiscock > Western Computer Services > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Burwell, Ed > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:45 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: [U2] Unix mail server? > > We can send email from our rs/6000 (AIX version 5.3) using sendmail and > it works great. > > Is it possible to receive email also? > > Thanks. > > Ed > > (We are running Unidata version 7.1) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned by MCI Managed Email Content Service, using > Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on > MCI's Managed Email Content Service, visit http://www.mci.com. > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned by MCI Managed Email Content Service, using > Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on > MCI's Managed Email Content Service, visit http://www.mci.com. > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned by MCI Managed Email Content Service, using > Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on > MCI's Managed Email Content Service, visit http://www.mci.com. > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
