Look at the code for fetchpop or fetchmail to see how these do it. -- Steve
> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 June 2003 20:43 > To: james-user > Subject: Reading and writing X-header fields > > > I am writing an application in which I need to track messages > (long-story-short). I have noted applications - such as spam > applications - that create "Extended" headers such > "X-Spam-Status: Yes". I would like to create a mailet which > reads and writes these headers. > > I have done some reading on creating mailets as well as the > javamail API, but no practical experience....yet: > In my mailet, would I use > Mail.getMessage().getHeader(myHeaderName)[0]? > Can I do a Mail.getMessage().removeHeader(myHeaderName) and > then Mail.getMessage.setHeader(myHeaderName) to accomplish an update? > Or is the javamail route a red-herring? > > I remember a post not long ago when someone asked about these > headers. I cannot find the posting at mail-archive.com nor my > local inbox archive, so I apologize for this is repeated > question; Does the Mailet API provide a means to read and > write these extended headers? > > TIA, > > Steve B. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
