Parse inbox in Postfix using Java

Question

I am using Postfix as a mail server and I configured it to receive emails to some destination.

I want to make a Java code that parse the incoming emails and do some action. Any idea where to start or what to use?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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I see two approaches:

Parse the mailbox (or mail) itself using jcup or jflex for instance
Add an imap server and use some java lib to query the imap server. (it can provide you filters for instance)

The imap approach lets you select unread mail, mail by id (single or multiple), move mail from one directory to an other, and so on.

Some links:

It is for C, but tips may be helpful for java. I mean the theoretical background.

This one is a collection of imap sample with java. It seems to use a lib, but in all case, it gives you an overview of what is doable with imap.

finally, there was a question about imap and java on stackoverflow:

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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answered Jun 27 '10 at 10:34

Aif

what do you think is the easiest ? and can you please give me some guide and useful links if possible? – Mahmoud Saleh Jun 27 '10 at 10:47
I think that the easiest is to use imap, but it really depends on what you want to search / filter and so, and where your tool should be (on the server or not). An other piece of fun is to pipe your program in the master.cf :-) The tip for jcup of jflex was because you used the word "parse". – Aif Jun 27 '10 at 11:07
i want first to configure postfix to receive emails then i want to make a listener on the server to listen for incoming emails and do actions on them – Mahmoud Saleh Jun 27 '10 at 13:45

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