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From: rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (B. Rahardjo)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: mail standard
Summary: need books, pointers
Keywords: mail server
Message-ID: <1990Mar21.144635.8751@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 21 Mar 90 14:46:35 GMT
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Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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I am in the process of writing a mailing-list and an archive-server
based on some keywords in the header of mail I received.
(e.g. activate the archive-server if there is a correct keyword in
the subject field). All the code is almost done except some parts
that need better handling. Now some questions :

1. Any suggestion on good books or detail documentation on "mail".
   All I have now is some general unix books, man pages, and RFC 822.

2. What is the standard header for bounce / undelivered mail ?
   Is there any ? Do most system follow the standard ?

3. I need some pointers / examples in getting the value of each
   field in the header of the mail. Right now I am using wierd (goofy)
   shell script to do the job. It works if the field and the value
   is in one line. I need better solution

Thanks,
Budi Rahardjo
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Budi Rahardjo        | rahardj@ccu.UManitoba.CA
Electrical Eng.      | rahardj@ccm.UManitoba.CA
U. of Manitoba       | rahard@ee.UManitoba.CA
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - R3T 2N2