The ability to extract data from file attachments while importing them from an email would be ideal.
Mapping using a optional 2nd parser for the file attachment with a pluggable system to choose any parser module should be the long-term goal.
CSV & excel files should be the easiest to write the functionality for (& most ideal for bulk data).

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TimelessDomain commented

side note
A future extension to this setup could use Meta - metadata management for media files http://drupal.org/sandbox/dman/1310856 to extract & map media meta data while importing them from an email.

This would really simplify the content creation process for end-users, which should be the a top goal of all software.

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danepowell commented

I'm not sure this issue is limited to Mailhandler, since I could see the same thing being desirable with attachments to RSS feeds, etc- basically, you want to chain feeds importers together.

Anyway, you could probably write a Mailhandler command plugin to handle this, or this project sounds similar to what you want: https://drupal.org/project/feeds_node_multisource

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danepowell commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

I'm pretty sure this isn't properly a Mailhandler issue. It would be better solved by Feeds Tamper or another, more general, module.

I'm willing to accept arguments to the contrary, of course.