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Convert e-mails into Drupal nodes automatically to use with CCK and Views2

Project:Webmail Plus
Version:6.x-1.9
Component:Miscellaneous
Category:support request
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active

Issue Summary

I have a Drupal 6.13 site where I would like to populate a content type from emails to a specific address. This I am doing to get the info via Dapper and structured into CCK fields, so I can make detailed Views from the info in the emails.

I have had a hard time finding the necessary components do solve this procedure.

I am contemplating the simplest routine to do this is something like:

- Receive the mails at the specified address (these emails will have maybe 6 different formats - which might require to make 6 different processes of the below mentioned steps)
- Automatically publish the nodes at my site (without links as they should not be seen by the public)
- Use www.dapper.org to automatically turn the mails into other nodetypes with detailed field info, using the ingenious Dapper to structure the info from the emails
- Create whatever Views I need to compare the info from my emails

Is there an easier and more straightforward way to get the mail-info converted to CCK fields that I can see with Views2?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Morten E

Comments

#1

Sorry the Dapper service is found at: http://www.dapper.net/

#2

Try the mailhandler and related modules. I think there is cck and/or views integration. This is a more automatic approach. I am not sure if they will do what you need, but they're worth taking a look at.

Chris