No need to reinvent the wheel. Can I suggest that your mobile users simply use IMAP instead of POP3 to access email while traveling?
One of the many great features of IMAP is being able to see headers without having to dl the entire message while on the road. Dev Saturday, July 26, 2003, 8:32:21 AM, you wrote: R> Yes you can use the web browser to view mail if on the road. However, if one R> replies or sends a message, there is no record in the Outlook pst file and R> policy is to have a copy of all email sent. R> The easiest solution is to move it as it comes in - but as this thread R> shows, the easiest solution is not always possible. R> -----Original Message----- R> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] R> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pam Handshy R> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 11:27 AM R> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] R> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] IMail Rule for Attachment Size R> Excuse me if I sound daft, but we have our travelling clients view their R> mail through the web interface and move any large messages themselves to R> other mailboxes. Yes, it would be nice if we did everything for them, but R> if they want to use SMTP for file transfer, then they fall under a different R> set up rules. You can't hook up a garden hose to a fire hydrant and expect R> the same results..... R> Pam R> -----Original Message----- R> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] R> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RMilner R> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 8:11 AM R> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] R> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] IMail Rule for Attachment Size R> That is the problem - I do not want a 900k attachment clogging up the pop3 R> download when a user is in a hotel room getting a 19.2k connect through an R> outdated phone system or when they are trying to transfer between flights R> with only 20 minutes to connect and retrieve email. R> I want to stop it at the server and divert it to a different email account R> that can be checked only when the user has the time. R> Nirvana would be a way to do that and send a simple "out of office" type R> message that there is mail in the oversized mailbox to the normal mailbox. R> Absolute Nirvana would having the "out of office message" include the R> sender's name, the size of the email/attachment and the subject line. R> But if it is handled at the email client side, then the damage is already R> done - as the email had to be retrieved off the server at that point. R> -----Original Message----- R> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] R> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Pereira R> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 9:44 AM R> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] R> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Rule for Attachment Size R> If I am not mistaken this could probably be done on the email client side. R> Some email clients will allow you to retrieve header information only if a R> message is above a specified size. R> Jeff R> ----- Original Message ----- R> From: "RMilner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 1:24 AM R> Subject: [IMail Forum] IMail Rule for Attachment Size >> I must say I did not expect something that seems so simple to be this >> difficult. Is there anyway to write a rule for overall email size, >> regardless of if its an attachment or not? Obviously, an email over >> 100k would most always be an attachment of a larger size. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Guy Isabel >> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 12:04 AM >> To: IMail Forum >> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Rule for Attachment Size >> >> >> RMilner wrote: >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> I am trying to write a rule for Imail that will move any attachment of >> a specified size or greater (let's say 100k for sake of discussion) to >> a specified mailbox. As an email would probably not be 100k in size if >> it R> did >> not have an attachment, perhaps Imail does not have to look for an >> attachment, only size of the email. >> >> I am trying to do this to divert large attachments from mailboxes that >> are accessed from dialups with Pop3 accounts, thus "clogging" their >> system R> when >> on the road. If I am able to create a rule for a large attachments and R> move >> them to another mailbox, the attachment can be retrieved only when the R> users >> is on high speed connection in office, if they so desire. >> >> This seems as it would be simple, but alas....... >> >> Any ideas would be appreciated. >> >> ----- End of Original Message ----- >> >> The short answer regarding using IMail inbound -- or, for that matter, >> outbound rules (following a bounce owing to maximum message size if >> you R> have >> this set) -- is "no". The long answer is "nooooo" ;) IMail does not R> provide >> an "attachment" attribute/field against which to apply rules, as >> opposed R> to >> "Subject", "To", "Body", etc. >> >> This would be a cool thing to add to the wish list, though! >> >> Guy >> -- >> Guy Isabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> List Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> List Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> --- >> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] >> >> R> --- R> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] R> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html R> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ R> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ R> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html R> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ R> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ R> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html R> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ R> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ R> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html R> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ R> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
