Run ASP Script on Email Arrival (IIS)

[RISTMO]

Hey,

I'm trying to create an application that will allow users to send a text message and trigger an ASP page. We use IIS' email system. What I'm wondering is, is there a simple way to run a page every time a new email is received at a certain mailbox on the server? Is there a tutorial somewhere I could use for reference?

Thanks!
Rick

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[snowboardr]

You may have to write an application for this, but I'm sure it would be pretty easy in visual basic... because it has to be ran all the time checking the pop3 accounts, which asp runs only when someone access a page... You can find tons of code on how to do pop3 access here:

http://pscode.com/vb/scripts/Browse...setAllVariables=TRUE&lngWId=1&B1=Quick+Search

However i don't know how stable it would be, you'll just have to test them..

Jason

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[Sheco]

The IIS email system is only sorta half of an email system... it can send SMTP but it doesn't receive mail... it has no mailboxes or POP3.

It sounds like you want to write a program that polls a POP3 account for new messages and then takes some action when certain email arrives... and your action happens to be an ASP page but it could just as well be to play a little sound or put a little icon on the system tray or whatever.

 

[RISTMO]

Hmmm... both of these are based on polling. Is there not a way to set it up where a new email triggers the page load or function, rather than having a program constantly check for a new email?

Thanks,
Rick

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[Sheco]

Perhaps you could piggy-back an existing polling client like if you could do some something with an Outlook macro or inbox rule... or the equivalant for some other email client.

Or you might have a mail server with the ability to trigger something automatically but you'd have to check the documentation of your mail server.

What are you trying to accomplish by having an email trigger an ASP? Perhaps there is another way to accomplish the goal.