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I want to parse RFC822 header "Date:" field for an application
From: |
Andrew Lynch |
Subject: |
I want to parse RFC822 header "Date:" field for an application |
Date: |
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 05:02:04 -0700 (PDT) |
Hello,
Would someone please advise me on if and how I should
use mailutils?
I am working with the author of a cross platform free
(GPL) mail filter program debugging and adding some
features. It is written in C and uses Cygwin for the
Win32 port.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/savemymodem
I am trying to parse the "Date:" field string of
RFC822 messages so that I can sort the messages by
date. I would like to convert the date string into
some means that can be sorted such as an integer or a
formatted string like "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS". The
present RFC822 date field does not sort properly by
date due to its present format.
Ideally, I could just install "libmailbox" on my
Cygwin installation and just #include a header and
access parse822_date_time(). That would be great but
I really don't think its that simple.
I have reviewed the CVS and found parse822.c and
parse822_date_time() that *appears* to be exactly what
I am looking for. If this is not the case, *PLEASE*
let me know!
The "libmailbox" is not currently part of the Cygwin
distribution and I will need to install to get this to
work. Obviously, I expect is going to be a major
effort so I'd like to know before I start if my
approach is feasible or not.
My other option is just to write in C a simple string
parsing function based on the RFC822 format. That
seems such a waste though since you have apparently
already done that! I really doubt a hand coded
function would be as general or robust as the ones in
parse822.c.
Is there any way to just "make libmailbox" without all
the other features? I have downloaded the tarball but
have not started with automake so I haven't read the
INSTALL file it generates.
Would someone be so kind as to constructively comment
on my approach? I appreciate your time. If possible,
send cc:'s to this account. I will also be monitoring
the bug-mailutils mailing list archive for responses.
Thanks in advance.
Andrew Lynch
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- I want to parse RFC822 header "Date:" field for an application,
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- Re: I want to parse RFC822 header "Date:" field for an application, Andrew Lynch, 2002/10/18
- Re: I want to parse RFC822 header "Date:" field for an application, Andrew Lynch, 2002/10/18
- RE: I want to parse RFC822 header "Date:" field for an application, Andrew Lynch, 2002/10/19
- I want to parse RFC822 header "Date:" field for an application, Andrew Lynch, 2002/10/21
- Re: I want to parse RFC822 header "Date:" field for an application, Andrew Lynch, 2002/10/21