Using Sieve to Spawn a Notification Message?

jrs789 · 10 Jul 2003, 08:09 PM

Hi

Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Sieve logical test to spawn a message send?

I route all my mail into my one fastmail account. I use about 6kb of Sieve Script to sort it. As I frequently access the account from high cost connections (i.e. GPRS) I route large (>500KB) messages containing attachments out of the parent fastmail account into another [large message] POP account specifically for holding these large messages.

I would like to code a function that sends a short message along the lines of "Message >500KB Received in [large message] POP account" to my primary fastmail account. This way I know the big message is there and I can check on it later via a non-expensive connection.

I guess another way to do it is to redirect to the [large message] POP account whilst stripping the content from the message sent to my primary account.

I hope this all makes sense. Meanwhile I will swat the Sieve RFCs and see if I can get any answers there.

Anyone got any ideas?

John

DrStrabismus · 10 Jul 2003, 08:50 PM

You can't strip anything, but it is possible to test the size e.g.

if size :over 100K

jrs789 · 10 Jul 2003, 08:54 PM

I know I can use a logical test on size, but can I use the boolean output from this to spawn a notification message?

Thanks

John

DrStrabismus · 10 Jul 2003, 09:01 PM

As things stand, no.

jrs789 · 10 Jul 2003, 09:09 PM

Mmm, okay - something for a future implementation then? Thanks anyway.

bitequator · 11 Jul 2003, 01:07 AM

Hi just curious, are you using imap or pop for the FM access?

Anyways I take it your other pop acct has more storage space than your FM acct?

snsh · 12 Jul 2003, 12:57 PM

Use sieve to forward to from fastmail to yahoomail, set up yahoomail to simultaneously delete the message and spit out notification.

simmoibm · 12 Jul 2003, 11:05 PM

bitequator:

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are you using imap or pop for the FM access

Usually IMAP via a PDA/Bluetooth/GPRS over GSM.

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I take it your other pop acct has more storage space than your FM acct

Correct.

snsh:

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yahoomail to simultaneously delete the message and spit out notification

Mmm, opened an account on Yahoo and couldn't get this feature to work (or even see that it was offered). A URL on the feature and how to enable it would be appreciated.

I have another solution (though yet to implement it - I have to brush up on my VBA coding!) When the large message arrives on my home machine (which is always running) write a rule that runs a VB script to send a short notification message to my fm account. For the sake of elegance, write a sieve rule to keep the notification message in the fm account without on-forwarding it to the pop account from which it was originally sent.

How does that sound?

John

snsh · 13 Jul 2003, 12:40 AM

yahoo alerts:
http://mobile.yahoo.com/wireless/alert

and mail options->filters

10 Jul 2003, 08:09 PM	#1
jrs789 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 11	Using Sieve to Spawn a Notification Message? Hi Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Sieve logical test to spawn a message send? I route all my mail into my one fastmail account. I use about 6kb of Sieve Script to sort it. As I frequently access the account from high cost connections (i.e. GPRS) I route large (>500KB) messages containing attachments out of the parent fastmail account into another [large message] POP account specifically for holding these large messages. I would like to code a function that sends a short message along the lines of "Message >500KB Received in [large message] POP account" to my primary fastmail account. This way I know the big message is there and I can check on it later via a non-expensive connection. I guess another way to do it is to redirect to the [large message] POP account whilst stripping the content from the message sent to my primary account. I hope this all makes sense. Meanwhile I will swat the Sieve RFCs and see if I can get any answers there. Anyone got any ideas? John

12 Jul 2003, 12:57 PM	#7
snsh Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 611	Re: Using Sieve to Spawn a Notification Message? Use sieve to forward to from fastmail to yahoomail, set up yahoomail to simultaneously delete the message and spit out notification.

10 Jul 2003, 08:50 PM	#2
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	You can't strip anything, but it is possible to test the size e.g. if size :over 100K

10 Jul 2003, 08:54 PM	#3
jrs789 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 11	I know I can use a logical test on size, but can I use the boolean output from this to spawn a notification message? Thanks John

10 Jul 2003, 09:01 PM	#4
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	As things stand, no.

10 Jul 2003, 09:09 PM	#5
jrs789 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 11	Mmm, okay - something for a future implementation then? Thanks anyway.

11 Jul 2003, 01:07 AM	#6
bitequator The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,978	Hi just curious, are you using imap or pop for the FM access? Anyways I take it your other pop acct has more storage space than your FM acct?

13 Jul 2003, 12:40 AM	#9
snsh Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 611	yahoo alerts: http://mobile.yahoo.com/wireless/alert and mail options->filters