While I really appreciate your input, this is not what I am looking for. I am of the opinion this can be done entirely in Perl and as stated before, VB is not an option I am interested in.

I have already successfully (and quite easily) opened an Exchange mailbox in Perl as demonstrated by the demo code. Now all I need is some guidence for the remainder of my questions using Perl. By the way, the Office Developer version is not something I have access to and it seems to me that this should be able to be done without it.

Bottom line is I am looking to do this in Perl and I am convienced it can be done. I know Perl can access Exchange via IMAP. I believe perl can remove attachments from mail messages. I just need assistance putting the pieces together.

Anyone else have any ideas regarding my original questions?