[SOLVED] curl question

[adv]

hello is there a way to read emails with curl ?

like in gmail ... inbox or trash

 

after i log in with curl and then go to lets say:

http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox

 

is there a way to open each message in inbox

i see that when u read a message it shows like this

http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/11f08c542531d23d

 

but how do i do it without knowing /11f08c542531d23d

just to get all messages one by one ...

something like that thanks

[MadTechie]

When you curl the first page it's likes will have the "11f08c542531d23d" code..

 

BUT why not just use imap to connect to the gmail server ? and use it correctly

[adv]

thanks for your answer but i dont quite undetstand what u mean

 

When you curl the first page it's likes will have the "11f08c542531d23d" code.

 

and i wanna find out if theres a way with curl .. not other methods

[MadTechie]

Okay when you open gmail.. the page loads up and you see your messages (plus links) these are build by the dynamic page..

So http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox contains the links ie http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/11f08c542531d23d, So if you read the html contents it must contain "?shva=1#inbox/11f08c542531d23d" thus you know the "inbox/11f08c542531d23d" code

 

however i truly recommand you take the imap route..

 

untested

<?php
$mbox = imap_open ("{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX", "username@gmail.com", "password")
     or die("can't connect: " . imap_last_error());
echo "<h1>Mailboxes</h1>\n";
$folders = imap_listmailbox($mbox, "{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX", "*");

if ($folders == false) {
    echo "Call failed<br />\n";
} else {
    foreach ($folders as $val) {
        echo $val . "<br />\n";
    }
}

echo "<h1>Headers in INBOX</h1>\n";
$headers = imap_headers($mbox);

if ($headers == false) {
    echo "Call failed<br />\n";
} else {
    foreach ($headers as $val) {
        echo $val . "<br />\n";
    }
}

imap_close($mbox);
?>

[redarrow]

Can you do that with hotmail give us a example please cheer's grate code.

[rubing]

it looks like a lot of people have already written classes to do these sorts of things. just search google.  here's an example of a gmail php class:

 

http://gmail-lite.sourceforge.net/wordpress/index.php/about/libgmailer/

[MadTechie]

Hotmail use "HTTP" access if you want POP you need to pay for the PLUS account..

So you could do the same for POP but only if you have a Plus account

 

Can you do that with hotmail give us a example please cheer's grate code.

 

 

EDIT: I may invest some time into creating a script that allows you to get message from hotmail without needing the plus account.

[adv]

madtechie thanks