while not documented, PHP now has the mail-parse functions (see documentation for function list)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Duncan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 3:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] Parse an email message for content > > > Ed, > > Thanks for the reply. Actually, I have the module version and the cgi > version of PHP running on my server. I have another script that I run > daily, but that is a different beast with my own content. Also, I know > about egrep and preg_egrep, great functions. However, I am looking for an > idea on how to actually read the email files. > > I have been reading about "fread" for reading the file and then I have > considered doing an "fseek" to start reading where the email headers stop, > and then "explode"ing the contents of the file separated by the "=====" > delimiter that comes in the message. However, I do not know > where to start. > Any pointers? > > Thanks, > Jonathan Duncan > > > "Ed Lazor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > You'll need to have a cgi version of PHP to use in cronjobs and you'll > need > > to use http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-grep.php > > > > Good luck =) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jonathan Duncan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 12:48 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PHP] Parse an email message for content > > > > > > I am trying to display on a web page a daily message from a mailing list > > that I am on. What I want is to have a script run on my server each day > at > > a certain time that reads the mail file that contains the daily email > > message, takes the Article Titles and makes them the link text > to be used > > with the link that is provided and then have the article abstract listed > > below. > > > > Can anyone point me in the correct direction on how I can learn > how to do > > this? > > > > Thank you very much, > > Jonathan Duncan > > > > The daily email message I get comes in the following format: > > > > *-*-*-* Start Email Message *-*-*-* > > EMAIL HEADERS > > > > Bulleted list of article titles > > -article 1 > > -article 2 > > > > ===== (That is 5 equal characters) > > > > Article 1 Title > > See http://some.server.com/path/to/article.html > > <a href="http://some.server.com/path/to/article.html";>Link</a> > > See http://additional.server.com/path/to/article.html > > <a href="http://additional.server.com/path/to/article.html";>Link</a> > > > > Article 1 abstract. This gives a brief excerpt of the article. > > > > ===== (That is 5 equal characters) > > > > Article 2 Title > > See http://some.server.com/path/to/article.html > > <a href="http://some.server.com/path/to/article.html";>Link</a> > > See http://additional.server.com/path/to/article.html > > <a href="http://additional.server.com/path/to/article.html";>Link</a> > > > > Article 2 abstract. This gives a brief excerpt of the article. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Copyright text ends the message > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
