I had thought of that but I don't control the user and how they connect to my mail system. Perhaps if you give me more information about rolling my own, I could better answer. Do you mean create my own SMTP server that they connect to to send the message?
Thank you On 04/23/2014 03:00 PM, furface wrote: > Jeff, is it a requirement that the message gets sent via smtp? If not > you might consider rolling your own messaging system + database back > end. In my experience you end up paying for all the overhead that > comes with trying to morph systems into other systems that aren't > closely related. > > Just and idea. > > > On 4/23/2014 11:04 AM, jeffrey starin wrote: >> >> Good question what am I doing with them? >> >> The project calls for triggering other database/shell script >> functions based upon the 1) content of subject line and 2) GPS data >> contained in image (smartphones embed GPS data in images snapped with >> them).. Think of it as a poor mans input form but the user instead of >> filling out a form sends a message. The message contains the data the >> project needs to capture for the record for that email address. >> >> Once I extract image/subject from email DBMail has no further >> function for that email address. >> >> Actually pretty simple don't over think it. I just need to extract data. >> >> ______________________________ >> sent from a portable device please pardon the brevity and grammatical >> errors. >> >> On Apr 23, 2014 1:37 PM, "furface" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I believe that messages are put together in a rather complex >> structure of attachments, headers, & body. I replied previously >> on the subject, but I have to admit I know very little about it. >> >> I think it's called "mime chunking" or "single instance storage." >> >> >> http://dbmail.10918.n7.nabble.com/Newbie-Question-single-instance-store-for-attachmens-td13048.html >> >> >> As for my question about root level access, I believe a more >> serious problem is that there is nothing in the IMAP protocol >> that allows for cross user searching & manipulation. Am I >> wrong? Does DBMail provide for this? >> >> Jeff, if people aren't reading or sending messages, what are you >> doing with your messages if you don't mind my asking? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> On 4/23/2014 10:18 AM, jeffrey starin wrote: >>> >>> Maybe I have a fundamental misunderstanding about DBMail. Are >>> the individual message parts, I.e. subject body email address >>> saved in a mysql record with fields for each part? The >>> intention in this project is not to use DBMail/iredmail as an >>> email messaging platform but as a data store only. People will >>> not be reading or sending email via this particular setup. The >>> content of sujbect and attached image trigger events only. No >>> bi-directional messaging at all. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> ______________________________ >>> sent from a portable device please pardon the brevity and >>> grammatical errors. >>> >>> On Apr 23, 2014 1:09 PM, "furface" <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Most useful queries and updates involve root access, and >>> client level IMAP root access is a serious security problem. >>> Is it even possible in DBmail? How would you do global >>> queries over the entire data set for all users? >>> >>> A lesser problem is that a lot of people find IMAP quite an >>> ugly language for data queries, but I suppose it can be >>> solved by wrapping in some sort of API. My gut tells me >>> that having low level access to sql is always going to be >>> more efficient and easier to code, but perhaps not for >>> DBMail's data structure. >>> >>> >>sure, it is do-able but it is pretty dumb use >>> imap-libraries and fetch the recostructed message with them >>> that is a standarized >>protocol, the low-level storage of a >>> de-duplicating mailserver is usually not your businesss >>> _______________________________________________ >>> DBmail mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> DBmail mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> DBmail mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> DBmail mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > > > > _______________________________________________ > DBmail mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail
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