This is an open source project released under the GPL for the GPL look into http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html Prerequisites: You need apache , PHP 3.0.x compiled as a module, IMAP from washington.edu Compile the whole mess and install as per the instructions of each individual package. Then do a tar zxvf maildog.tgz followed by mv maildog /usr/local/apach/htdocs/ or wherever else your target dir is. Keep in mind that this is a pre-alpha software, use at your own peril, I take no responsibility whatsoever as to the stability, merchantability, fitness, obesity, security or any aspect of this package. Included you will find a perl script dogmime.pl , which is another approach for decomposing mime emails, plus some silly cgi scripts. Feel free to send me your comments. March 2000 , Angelos Karageorgiou