"What dependencies are there? What information do I need to know about the mailserver/server it's running on before looking deeper into this project?"

If I am doing this, the first thing I will try to find out is whether your mail server provides interface to user programs, and allows you to easily hook your own customization with it. (It might not be stated in any document, but still doable. Eventually, you may find that, the most practical way is to trap its communication thru socket programming.)

Technically speaking, those things you are trying to do are not difficult, but if there is no way to hook your program, then all your effort will be wasted.

So consult your mail server documentation first, or do some investigation. If the mail server is home made, or you have the source code, your life would be much easier.

In reply to Re: Writing a script for a mailserver by pg
in thread Writing a script for a mailserver by Anonymous Monk

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