I solved the problem of email address choices by creating a Gmail account (or a Google Apps account) that uses Gmail filters to forward emails to ap...@appspotmail.com. It has worked great, with one exception. If Gmail marks an incoming email as spam, it won't get forwarded. This requires manual intervention.
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Ikai Lan (Google) <ika...@google.com> wrote: > Cynthia, > > Here are some procmail docs: > > http://sunsite.utk.edu/UNIX-help/email/procmail.html > > Having used this before, I will tell you that it is not the easiest thing > in the world to debug and write for. Procmail lets you pipe raw email data > into a different process, but you still need to use a program that can > successfully parse the email, attachments, headers and lots of other weird > email spec goodness. > > You definitely *don't* need Google App Engine, but if I am reading your > requirements right, you can get away with using the incoming email API: > > http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/mail/receivingmail.html > > And making a call to the spreadsheets API: > > http://code.google.com/apis/spreadsheets/ > > I'd start by trying to get incoming email working. The nice thing about > using GAE's incoming mail API is that it makes processing email SUPER easy. > The downside is that you don't get a ton of choices about what addresses > you can use (your-app...@appspotmail.com and others). > > -- > Ikai Lan > Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine > plus.ikailan.com | twitter.com/ikai > > > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Cynthia <cynt...@tiptail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for the replies. Maybe I can do this another way. I'm reading >> up on Procmail, maybe that's what I need. >> Cynthia >> >> On Dec 1, 2:15 pm, "Brandon Wirtz" <drak...@digerat.com> wrote: >> > Unless there is a reason for the form to send an email, you would be >> better >> > to put the forms "target" on appengine and convert the post data to a >> > database. Java or python can do this relatively easily, if you don't >> speak >> > either now however I don't know as this is a super easy first task. >> > >> > The DataStorage is easy, but making a spreadsheet out of the data (if >> you >> > want it to be editable) is not going to be simple. >> > >> > Personally if I were doing the project you describe I would Check out >> PHP >> > Form Maker (Pro?) or one of the other form maker software suites >> depending >> > on what you or your Sys admin/web host determines would be easiest in >> your >> > web configuration. >> > >> > Not that I want to dissuade you from GAE, just don't think that the >> learning >> > curve for the task is well balanced. >> > >> > -Brandon >> > >> > Brandon Wirtz >> > BlackWaterOps: President / Lead Mercenary >> > >> > Work: 510-992-6548 >> > Toll Free: 866-400-4536 >> > IM: drak...@gmail.com (Google Talk) >> > Skype: drakegreene >> > BlackWater Ops >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: google-appengine@googlegroups.com >> > >> > [mailto:google-appengine@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cynthia >> > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 9:03 AM >> > To: Google App Engine >> > Subject: [google-appengine] Email Parser >> > >> > I'm brand new to Google App Engine and I'm not really sure I can get >> > something that will do what I want. Or maybe I need to go elsewhere. I >> am a >> > programmer by trade but I am still a beginner in many areas. >> > >> > I am looking for a way to receive emails and parse out certain >> information, >> > then save the info to a DB or a Spreadsheet. A Google Docs Spreadsheet >> > would be fine, if that's possible. >> > >> > Would Google App Engine be able to do this? Which language would be >> best? >> > Maybe something like this already exists that I could use? >> > >> > It's for a club membership list. People sign up with an HTML form, and >> the >> > form emails the information to an email address. I want to pluck the >> data >> > out of the email and have it save automatically. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Cynthia >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "Google App Engine" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group athttp:// >> groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Google App Engine" group. >> To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. 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