Category: E-Mail Programs
Author/Contact Info haptor@op.pl #perl @ ircnet.pl
Description: I wrote (for me) nice script I use it always when i want to check mail.... i hope that somebody use this script and write me about it. Maybe you see some bad moves, or something.... tha n write in reply... I have to learn perl always and everywhere. Please comment this source 
#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;
use strict;
use Net::POP3;
use Tie::File;

tie my @file, "Tie::File", "dane";

if ($#file != 2){
print "Write pop3 server adress:\n";
chomp($file[0] = <STDIN>);
print "Write login:\n";
chomp($file[1] = <STDIN>);
print "Write password:\n";
chomp($file[2] = <STDIN>);
}

my $time = scalar localtime;

my $pop = Net::POP3->new($file[0]);
my $res = $pop->login($file[1], $file[2]);

if ($res){
print"On $time e-mail status inbox: $res post \n";
} else {
print "Couldn't connect $!\n";
exit;
}

my $msg; my $msgnum;

do{
print "Write id(number) email to read subject:\n";
chomp($msgnum = <STDIN>);
} while($msgnum > $res);

$msg = $pop->get($msgnum);

for my $line ( @$msg ) {
if( $line =~ /^Subject:(.*)/ ) {
 print "Subject is $1\n";
 last
} }

print "Read e-mail? [y/n]\n";
chomp(my $ans = <STDIN>);
if ($ans =~ /y/i){
 while( my $line = shift @$msg ) {
   last while $line =~ /^Status:/;
}

my $nline = 0;

for( @$msg )
{
    $nline += 1;
    print "$nline> $_";
} } elsif ($ans =~ /n/i){
exit;
} else {
print "Bad!";
exit;
}

$pop->quit();
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Re: POP3 client - end
by Discipulus (Canon) on Dec 05, 2005 at 08:59 UTC
    thnks for this scripts.. but I dont understand his behaviour...

    at glance:
    1-If i say n (I dont wanna see that mail)the program seems to exit BUT if I launch the perl another time it REMEMBER my account !! not so kind.

    2-if I say y it exit in the same way
    C:\prova>pop3client.pl
Write pop3 server adress:
mail.nowhere.it
Write login:
+++++++++++
Write password:
itWasBetterAshdowedPWD
On Mon Dec  5 09:55:07 2005 e-mail status inbox: 111 post
Write id(number) email to read subject:
1
Subject is
Read e-mail? [y/n]
n

C:\prova>pop3client.pl
On Mon Dec  5 09:55:31 2005 e-mail status inbox: 111 post
Write id(number) email to read subject:
2
Subject is  Chiusura ticket n.:1543. codice servizio:HOSTING Mail auto
+matica.
Read e-mail? [y/n]
y

C:\prova>

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[reply]
[d/l]

      It's a "feature" the OP built in using Tie::File.

      To disable it, change this line
          tie my @file, "Tie::File", "dane";
      to simply say
          my @file;

      Cheers, Sören

[reply]
      Good idea i do that^^ thx, maybe my script will be more useful... thx
[reply]
        No I wrote new version^^ thx for suggestion 
        #!/usr/bin/perl 
use warnings;
use strict;
use Net::POP3;
use Tie::File;
use Term::ReadKey;

tie my @file, "Tie::File", "dane";

if ($#file != 1){
print "Write pop3 server adress:\n";
chomp($file[0] = <STDIN>);
print "Write login:\n";
chomp($file[1] = <STDIN>);
}

my $time = scalar localtime; my ($msg, $msgnum);

print "Write password:\n";
ReadMode 4;
chomp(my $key = <STDIN>);
ReadMode 0;

my $pop = Net::POP3->new($file[0]);
my $res = $pop->login($file[1], $key);

if ($res){
print"Connect!\nOn $time e-mail status inbox: $res post \n";
} else {
print "Couldn't connect $!\n";
exitl
}

while($res){
 do{
  do{
print "Write id(number) email to read subject:\n";
chomp($msgnum = <STDIN>);
next if $msgnum !~ /\d/;
  } while ($msgnum > $res);
$msg = $pop->get($msgnum);

for my $line ( @$msg ) {
if( $line =~ /^Subject:(.*)/ ) {
 print "Subject is:\n $1\n";
 last
} }

print "Read e-mail? [y/n]\n";
chomp(my $ans = <STDIN>);
if ($ans =~ /y/i){
 while( my $line = shift @$msg ) {
   last while $line =~ /^Status:/;
}

my $nline = 0;

for( @$msg ) {
    print ++$nline,'>', $_;
} } elsif ($ans =~ /n/i){ } else {
print "Bad!\n";
} } }

$pop->quit();

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        I wait for next suggestion;p what do think about many account??
[reply]
[d/l]

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