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    Default Receiving POP3 Mail

    So... What im trying to do here is make a program (well improve on one) that is a timer that sends me emails/text messages when the timers end. http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94410

    But id like to be able to send it a text/sms/email with specific commands like 'Status' where it would then send me the current times remaining on each timer or maybe something like 'Start 1 ##:##' and it would start timer 1 with a specific length.

    Now all of this seems pretty simple provided i have the right libraries (POP3 isnt included in VB.net), so i was going to use this... http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb...8275&lngWId=10

    Now for the... what I just cant 'visualize' how to do... Because everyone who runs this program (as far as i know im the only one who has ever used it to send an email), will be using the same Gmail account, what would be the best way to restrict the reply/check to a specific email?
    Check for new mail intermittently, then check the sent address with the send to email address (entered on the program), if the same reply, else do nothing?

    Also, does anyone have any sort of suggestions for the string/email processing?

    Edit: Ideas on how i can make this check often without having to constantly check? Id like to send a text/email and have it reply almost immediately, but i dont want to have it need to connect to the POP3 sever every 5 seconds. -- maybe pop3 isnt the best choice?
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    Email doesn't seem like the right solution for this. You appear to be trying to recreate SNS(an amazon cloud service), might try and see if the free tier will be enough for your use-case.

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    Note that this was from 2013 and not needed anymore...

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    Quote Originally Posted by tls View Post
    Email doesn't seem like the right solution for this. You appear to be trying to recreate SNS(an amazon cloud service), might try and see if the free tier will be enough for your use-case.
    Email will work like he wants if he uses IMAP. I was going to suggest websockets if he absolutely had to tunnel it over another protocol. Amazon packages the set up of freely available software, it seems fine to avoid it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Olly View Post
    Note that this was from 2013 and not needed anymore...
    I saw the date, but felt I should reply in case someone stumbled across this section and wanted to know the answer.
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    Fucking R.I.P. I just noticed R0b0t1's post date :/

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