Re: How retrieve database data from email?

In article <3D5C27AF.1F452589@meucat.com>, meu@meucat.com says... > Hello People: > > I have my pages built in PHP / Mysql, all working ok, but now I need > solve a problem I don't know how to solve or even how search about. Case > this problem was already discussed in this list, I would be grateful if > someone pass to me correct date so I can search about. > > My problem is very simple: I have customers who dont want enter into > html pages to retrieve some info (suppose info are stock values), but > rather they want to send email with formatted query into mail subject > (or at least in body) , and then receive response again by email. > > For instance, customer could send this for stocks@alpha.com > > to: stocks@alpha.com > subject: name=ibm, year=2001 > body: (empty) > > In response, he should receive an email with all IBM stock prices day by > day. > > That't all, I hope this will have solution, but I can't figure how email > could communicate automatically with PHP/Mysql. > > Thanks > > Miguel Depending on the type of system you are running on and the level of control you have, have mail to a nominated address piped to a php script which parses the mail and responds accordingly. This would need php compiled as an executable to run the script as mail is received. -- David Robley Temporary Kiwi! Quod subigo farinam