[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > I have to implement a mail server type program for a project using > python. I have already implemented smtp and pop3 protocol to send and > retrieve mail at the client side. I used an existing mail server > account to test the code. Now, I need to write the functionality of the > mail server end. My goal is to receive emails from a few accounts, look > at the to addresses and forward it to different mailboxes. And, > different users should be able to pick up mail from their mailboxes. > I am new to python and from what I have learned, I need to use > SimpleSocketServer. I am not clear about how it will get an email type > file and then put it in the right mailbox. > I don't need to do too much fancy address checking, spam filtering etc. > > Is there a simple way to approach this? Will really appreciate the > input. > Thanks > Look at the SpamBayes project, which IIRC has proxies for both SMTP and POP3, which should be easy to adapt to your purposes - you don't really need a full server implementation.
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