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  Check email "sl@exabyte" <sb5309@hotmail.com> - 2012-01-22 11:16 +0800
    Re: Check email Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-01-21 23:15 -0500
      Re: Check email rataplanpupum <rataplanpupum> - 2012-01-22 13:10 +0100
    Re: Check email Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2012-01-22 08:28 +0100
      Re: Check email Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2012-01-22 12:24 -0800
        Re: Check email Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2012-01-22 22:39 +0100
    Re: Check email "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2012-01-23 09:41 +0100
    Re: Check email "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-01-23 10:11 +0100
    Re: Check email Redcat <redcat@catfolks.net> - 2012-02-06 23:20 +0000
      Re: Check email Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-02-06 19:43 -0500

#4562 — Check email

Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox 
without logging in ?

In other words, some PHP codes to return the number of new emails in a an 
email account.

Thanks. 

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#4564

On 1/21/2012 10:16 PM, sl@exabyte wrote:
> Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox
> without logging in ?
>
> In other words, some PHP codes to return the number of new emails in a an
> email account.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

No.

But then this should be asked in an email newsgroup.  It has nothing to 
do with PHP (any language could be used).

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#4568

> But then this should be asked in an email newsgroup. It has nothing to
> do with PHP (any language could be used).
>

sei una vera rottura di coglioni!!!

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#4567

sl@exabyte, 2012-01-22 04:16:

> Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox 
> without logging in ?

No.

> In other words, some PHP codes to return the number of new emails in a an 
> email account.

One approach:

<?php
$server = "{pop3.example.com:110/pop3}INBOX";
$user = "mail@example.com";
$pass = "mypassword";
$messagecount = 0;

$mbox = imap_open($server, $user, $passwd);
if($mbox)
{
    $messagecount = imap_num_msg($mbox);
    imap_close($mbox);
}
?>

See more at <http://php.net/manual/en/book.imap.php>.


-- 
Arno Welzel
http://arnowelzel.de
http://de-rec-fahrrad.de

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#4572

On Jan 22, 7:28 am, Arno Welzel <use...@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
> sl@exabyte, 2012-01-22 04:16:
>
> > Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox
> > without logging in ?
>
> No.
>
> > In other words, some PHP codes to return the number of new emails in a an
> > email account.
>
> One approach:
>
> <?php
> $server = "{pop3.example.com:110/pop3}INBOX";
> $user = "m...@example.com";
> $pass = "mypassword";
> $messagecount = 0;
>
> $mbox = imap_open($server, $user, $passwd);
> if($mbox)
> {
>     $messagecount = imap_num_msg($mbox);
>     imap_close($mbox);}
>
> ?>

Err the question was: Is it possible to find out whether there are any
new emails in a mailbox
without logging in ?

Your solution logs in!

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#4575

Captain Paralytic, 2012-01-22 21:24:

> On Jan 22, 7:28 am, Arno Welzel <use...@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
>> sl@exabyte, 2012-01-22 04:16:
>>
>>> Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox
>>> without logging in ?
>>
>> No.
>>
>>> In other words, some PHP codes to return the number of new emails in a an
>>> email account.
>>
>> One approach:
>>
>> <?php
>> $server = "{pop3.example.com:110/pop3}INBOX";
>> $user = "m...@example.com";
>> $pass = "mypassword";
>> $messagecount = 0;
>>
>> $mbox = imap_open($server, $user, $passwd);
>> if($mbox)
>> {
>>     $messagecount = imap_num_msg($mbox);
>>     imap_close($mbox);}
>>
>> ?>
> 
> Err the question was: Is it possible to find out whether there are any
> new emails in a mailbox
> without logging in ?

My answer was "no" - please read, what i wrote.

> Your solution logs in!

Of course, since it is usually not possible without logging in. If you
know a better way - feel free to post it here. But i assume, you also
don't know a better solution.

There is never a dumb question, just dumb answers ;-)

Well - one could check the filesystem of the mail server with PHP as
well and read the contents without logging in via IMAP/POP3 - but this
means, you need to have access to the filesystem via PP and you need to
know which software is used on the server etc. - i think this is far
beyond the knowledge of the OP.


-- 
Arno Welzel
http://arnowelzel.de
http://de-rec-fahrrad.de

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#4587

El 22/01/2012 4:16, sl@exabyte escribió/wrote:
> Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox
> without logging in ?

Only in public mailbox systems like "mailinator.com". Mail, in general, 
is supposed to be private.


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#4588

Am 22.01.2012 04:16, schrieb sl@exabyte:
> Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox 
> without logging in ?
> 
> In other words, some PHP codes to return the number of new emails in a an 
> email account.
> 
> Thanks. 
> 
> 

Yes it is possible. If the mails are in a user's mailbox on a unix server you can use
the finger utility:

-l      Long format.  Produces a multi-line format displaying all of the information
available from the -s option as well as the user's home direc-
             tory, home phone number, login shell, mail status, and the contents of
the “.plan” and “.project” files from the user's home directory.


Yes, it's a fun idea. But consider mails sent to system account on linux systems
without beeing forwarded.

/Str.

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#4747

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:16:38 +0800, sl@exabyte wrote:

> Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox
> without logging in ?
> 
> In other words, some PHP codes to return the number of new emails in a
> an email account.
> 
> Thanks.

Is the maildir or mailbox in which the mail resides on the server which 
is running PHP?

Redcat

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#4748

On 2/6/2012 6:20 PM, Redcat wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:16:38 +0800, sl@exabyte wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to find out whether there are any new emails in a mailbox
>> without logging in ?
>>
>> In other words, some PHP codes to return the number of new emails in a
>> an email account.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Is the maildir or mailbox in which the mail resides on the server which
> is running PHP?
>
> Redcat

It depends completely on your hosting company's setup.  But you probably 
won't be able to access it unless you have root privileges (or 
privileges of your host's email user id).

Talk to your hosting company.

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