Re: outlook retrieving attachments from email and putting in a directory

From: Q X (qxz_77_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: 18 Mar 2004 10:47:11 -0800

"Brian Tillman" <tillmabg@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<upAbemPDEHA.3568@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
> Q X <qxz_77@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > 1) Is it possible to set up outlook such that it is possible to grab
> > attachments from certain emails that come to your inbox and put it
> > into a particular directory? If so how?
>
> Sounds like you want to use Eudora. That how Eudora works. Outlook doesn't
> work that way.

That's unfortunate. I heard maybe you can use rules somehow, but
haven't found out how yet. :(

>
> > 2) Is it possible to have outlook constantly check a particular
> > directory for a file and automatically send an email with the file as
> > an attachment to someone based on the directory name? If so how?
>
> Not that I'm aware. However, you should be able to wriet a program that
> will do that and call Outlook when needed.

Oh really? Is this possible using dos? How can I programmically (or
using a scripting language like tcl, perl, python) send email using a
PC?

Thanks for your reply!

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