Is there a Perl module to monitor an email queue?

Question

I'm working on an issue tracking system and would like the application to handle email replies. That is, I would like a script that can monitor an email queue and perform some action based on the email contents. It should then be able to delete the email, etc.

I currently use MIME::Lite to send email, and I can handle writing the script etc. (read: I'm not new to Perl). However, I have no idea what modules are good for doing this particular task. I'd like to get started on this as quickly as possible so I hope to narrow my search space for possible modules.

In case you need to know, the application will be running on a standard linux, Perl, MySQL stack with Exchange as the mail server.

Can anyone suggest a Perl module to help me out? Any tutorials or best practices related to this would also be helpful.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Do you have access to the Exchange server via IMAP or WebDAV?

For IMAP:

• Mail::IMAPClient
• IMAP::Client
• Net::IMAP::Client
• Email::Folder::IMAP

For WebDAV:

• Email::Folder::Exchange

POP3 would also be an option if it's enabled on the server. IMAP is probably the way to go if you've got it.

Answer 2

I've done something similar using Mail::POP3Client

Answer 3

The Perl Email Project @ http://emailproject.perl.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page has recommendations and other information on the mail oriented modules for perl.