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    2002-07-21

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    /Program to check a POP3 mail server for mail,
    //retrieve the number of messages,play an audio
    //file as an alert and start the fetchmail program.
    //
    //Written by Robert Tucci

    By : bob0099

    //Program to check a POP3 mail server for mail,
    //retrieve the number of messages,play an audio
    //file as an alert and start the fetchmail program.
    //
    //Written by Robert Tucci.


    <?php

    //call function with validation
    //aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    $conn=pop3_connect();
    if(!$conn)
    echo "no connection";
    exit;
    //start of function
    //aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    function pop3_connect()

    {

    $pop_timeout=10;
    $pop_server="mail.whoever.net";
    $pop_port=110;
    $pop_user="foo";
    $pop_pass="foobar";

    //connect to pop3 server
    //aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    if(!pop_timeout){
    $pop_handle = fsockopen($pop_server,$pop_port);
    }
    else{
    $pop_handle = fsockopen($pop_server,$pop_port,$errno,$errstr,$pop_timeout);
    }
    if(!pop_handle){
    echo "Connection Failed\n";
    exit();
    }
    else{
    echo "Connected\n";
    }

    //start transaction
    //aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    $listen = fgets($pop_handle,1024);

    fputs($pop_handle,"USER ".$pop_user."\n");
    $listen = fgets($pop_handle,1024);

    fputs($pop_handle,"PASS ".$pop_pass."\n");
    $listen = fgets($pop_handle,1024);

    fputs($pop_handle,"STAT\n");
    $listen = fgets($pop_handle,1024);

    fputs($pop_handle,"QUIT\n");
    $quit = fgets($pop_handle,1024);

    //manipulate STAT message from pop3 server
    //aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    $str=substr($listen,0,4);

    $message = split(" ",$listen);

    if(trim($str) != "+OK"){
    echo "Got no OK from server";
    exit();
    }

    //If no mail
    //aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    if(trim($str) == "+OK" && $message[1] == "0"){
    echo "No mail for ",$pop_user;
    echo "$quit";
    exit();
    }

    //If mail
    //aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    if(trim($str) == "+OK" && $message[1] != "0"){
    echo "You have ",$message[1],"messages";
    echo "$quit";

    //Play wav file and start fetchmail
    //aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    exec("play /home/bob/my_wav.wav");
    exec("fetchmail");
    exit();
    }
    else{
    echo "$quit";
    echo "Failed to retrieve number of messages";
    exit();
    }

    }

    ?>
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