On 25.07.2010, at 18:07, Iv Ray wrote: > On 25.07.2010, at 13:03, Jerry wrote: >> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:35:46 +0200 >> Iv Ray <po...@verysmall.org> articulated: >> >>> For my manager I need to write a script to extract the From: e-mail >>> addresses from his e-mail account. Then they are sent invitations to join >>> our mailing list(s). >>> >>> I inherited this Dovecot server, I have not done anything with Dovecot >>> before. >>> >>> Could you give me some direction on if/how can this be done? >>> >>> We run Dovecot 1.0.1 (dovecot --version) >>> >>> Thank you, Iv >> >> For starters, you should update your version of Dovecot; it is >> deprecated. > > Yes, I'll have to do this, as well. > > Is it straightforward or shall I prepare myself for hard work? > >> Second, are you looking for a Perl script, I would assume >> so, or something else? > > I do not expect to find a ready script. I am rather looking for some hints on > how to script the operation. > > Iv
Thank you all for your help and tips! Eventually I ended up writing a small php script using the PHP IMAP functions, which are quite good for extracting overview information. An 11 GB e-mail account was screened in about 15 minutes over the internet. Iv
