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Hi there,
> Actually, I want to make some program (shell script would be
> fine) and run it on the background. The program will check
> my mail periodically and searching through the text or the
> SUBJECT field and if it finds certain string, it will take
> certain actions.
You can get the job done using the "procmail" utility.
To get some basic ideas how to handle it, just check its
man page. It should not be difficult to use it, though.
Hope this helps!
-Thanh