ok i have been thinking about this more.

Personally i would like to NOT use catch all email if it can be helped (mainly because i use it for something else but i could use a seperate domain if needed).

So it is going to be a matter of putting everything in the subject field. This should not, i hope be a problem.

So it would be something like:

POP3 account (1 needed for EACH forum).

stargate_general@ascifi.com
subject "username_password_threadid"
or
subect "username_password_new-thread"

sort of thing.

An email link in the discussion list would thus be:

mailto:stargate_general@ascifi.com?subject=padders __FG?34sD__3454

make sense?

Do you like this? i prefere it to catch all as easier to manage using subject line. Also means that messages that go to the wrong place (ie replies or no subject line) can easily be bounced back

QUESTIONS:

1) Encrypted password. I someone had an encrypted password could they not easily de-encrypt it if they have a copy of vbulletin? i don't know how it works but i am not sure if it is good it possibly being public is it?
2) Seperator for subject. What should we use? is __ (two underscores ok) if it is part of the username it is going to cause problems so i need a way to prevent usernames having say a double underscore in them.
3) Do most mail programs understand the ?subject= line? any you know that don't?

Any further things? i am going to start working on this once vb2.0 is out. I am already looking for the best info on accessing pop3 accounts etc.