Introduction

Mailtraq supports two scripting systems to enable you to customise Mailtraq's behavior and message handling:

The Mailtraq scripting language

The Mailtraq scripting language is used internally for processing a number of automatically generated messages (such as delivery failure warnings, welcome messages for new mailing list subscribers, etc). Administrators can edit any of these, and cusomise them for specific objects (such as lists). In addition, Mailtraq scripting facilities can be incorporated into templates.

The scripting language allows you to customise Mailtraq to your precise requirements. Whether you want to access files outside Mailtraq for automatic respones, process messages generated by Web Forms, or access databases -- the scripting language provides a means to do all this.

You can attach plug-ins to extend Mailtraq's facilities, allowing you to write your extensions in any language you choose. These facilities provide maximum customisation for any situation.

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ActiveScript languages (JavaScript, VBScript, PerlScript etc)

ActiveScript support allows Mailtraq to provide an 'ASP' style web programming interface. Mailtraq's own WebMail and Calendaring service is written using this, and the source scripts are available as examples.

There are many books available covering programming in these languages, and whilst these references normally assume the host environment is IIS, muchof what they contain will be applicable to coding in the Mailtraq environment. (Mailtraq does not require IIS to provide its web server functionality.)