Thanks for your answer, but I posted my question here because it's related to how to make that using cyrus: unfortunately I would like to monitor all the mailboxes (or at least a large subset of them) of my server, so writing a client application that polls every mailbox is not admitted (I don't have user passwords indeed!) I figured there is a way of hookig those events at server processes level, and manage the way you like, more or less like those application that notify you with a SMS message when you receive a new message in you mailbox (it's not my case nor may goal, but it's a very similar case) or the way that a milter application hooks to sendmail for messages pipeline management. Thanks Pietro -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Alain Spineux [mailto:aspineux@xxxxxxxxx] Inviato: giovedì 27 settembre 2007 19.12 A: Toschi Pietro Cc: info-cyrus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Oggetto: Re: question from a beginner On 9/27/07, Toschi Pietro <Pietro.Toschi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Hello list > > I'm a beginner in cyrus imapd and mailing in general so I am quite confused. > > I'm wandering which is the best method or best practice to have an external > process informed about a message being: > > a) delivered into mailbox by MTA (via LMTP), and > > b) deleted from mailbox (usually by MUA via IMAP), and > > c) appended or copied to mailbox (usually by MUA via IMAP) > > I suspect that SIEVE and/or notifyd may do that job. Is that Right? Are > there other solutions? I dont thing sieve and notify will handle delete and append ! Write a script in python, perl, php (they have all 3 good imap support) to monitor the mailbox. Imap protocol is very powerfull, and if you just connect to an account and select a folder, the server can notify you about some (depend of the server) changes in the folder. This is not a mandatory feature, just a posibility of the protocol, that some imap server provide. I dont thing named above library don't handle this kind of callback, and then you should regularly check yourself for change in the forlder. If you want more support about imap protocol you should post your request on imap-protocol mailing list. Regards > > > > I am using Cyrus 2.3.9 with sendmail > > > > Thanks > > > > Pietro > ---- > Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ > Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki > List Archives/Info: > http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html > -- Alain Spineux aspineux gmail com May the sources be with you ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
