Re: [xmlblaster] Requirement Protocol.email working?

[chris lau <ckl_88 at yahoo.ca>]

Thanks for all the information. I'm still in the early stages of the project so I won't be needing
this for a while yet. I just need to know if it is possible with xmlBlaster (now and in the
future) and you answered that.

Thanks.
Chris.

--- Marcel Ruff <mr at marcelruff.info> wrote:

> chris lau wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have a project which requires the use of email for communication to and from the client
> >and I would like to use xmlBlaster to handle the messages on the server. I was looking
> >around on the website and found the protocol.email in the reference section but it says
> >"INWORK" I also noticed that in the TODO section, it says 
> >
> >"EMAIL support is not implemented.
> > The callback is already implemented."
> >
> >Does this mean that xmlBlaster will not work with email?
> >
> >I have a email server running on one computer and xmlBlaster on another. Will xmlBlaster be
> able
> >to pick up the messages and forward them to the subscribers?
> >  
> >
> Hi Chris,
> 
> what you want is currently not implemented, but it should be very simple 
> to add.
> 
> I'm currently working on the email protocol driver, my work should be 
> finished the next
> 14 days.
> 
> I'm extending the email callback driver for this scenario:
> 
> 
> Email callbacks:
> -----------
> 
>  xmlBlasterServer -(1)-> callbackMsg --> smtp-MTA --> msg -(2)-> 
> xmlBlasterClient(Java)
>  xmlBlasterServer <-(2)- ACK/NAK     <-- smtp-MTA <-- ACK/NAK <-(1)- 
> xmlBlasterClient(Java)
> 
> The content or attachment based delivery / mapping is configurable and the
> ACK/NAK (the UpdateReturnQos) is customizable for specific MTA firewall 
> needs.
> 
> (1) is the smtp protocol -> javax.mail.Transport.send(javax.mail.Message)
> (2.a) is the pop3 protocol (polling)
>      -> javax.mail.Folder.getMessages()
> (2.b) or an embedded MTA (like james with a mailet plugin) with smtp 
> (pushing)
> 
> The mails would be following the xmlBlaster scripting markup, see
> http://www.xmlblaster.org/xmlBlaster/doc/requirements/client.script.html
> with additional attachment support.
> In the (2) case the xmlBlasterServer can have a POP3 poller protocol driver
> or it can be an MTA itself (using an embedded james.apache.org MTA)
> to receive instantly the mail via SMTP and a Matcher/Mailet plugin.
> 
> Your use case is:
> --------------------
> 
> MTA --> POP3 --> nativeClient --> publish --> xmlBlasterServer
> 
> My use case covers more or less your use case.
> If you can't wait or want your own simple solution:
> What you need is a small 'proxyClient' which polls with POP3 on your MTA 
> (on the other computer)
> and publishes it into xmlBlasterServer.
> This should be only some lines of code: A pop3 access with javax.mail 
> and publishing it to xmlBlaster.
> It should probably be a native client inside xmlBlaster (so you don't 
> need to take care on the
> live cycle of your proxy), see
> http://www.xmlblaster.org/xmlBlaster/doc/requirements/protocol.local.html
> 
> The main thing to take care is that we use all the same converters 
> (which should be pluggable):
> 
>    org.xmlBlaster.util.MsgUnit 
> convertToXmlBlasterMsgUnit(javax.mail.MimeMessage email);
>    javax.mail.MimeMessage 
> convertToEmailMessage(org.xmlBlaster.util.MsgUnit msgUnit);
> 
> This would cover all mails containing 'connect', 'publish', 'subscribe' 
> etc. commands
> (as described in 
> http://www.xmlblaster.org/xmlBlaster/doc/requirements/client.script.html).
> Our MsgUnit can hold all xmlBlaster commands.
> 
> If you have your own email markup, you would need your own set of 
> converters.
> 
> regards
> Marcel
> 



	

	
		
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