Spring batch to read mail attachment

[jb_mahadevan]

Hi
I need to design new application which reads MS xls files from email attachment reads it and parse it.
Can I use Spring Batch to read email attachment, parse it and process it?

or Do i have to use org.springframework.ws.transport.mail to read mail attachment store it in some folder in the server then call the job in Spring batch to process it from local folder?

Which approach will be scalable and efficient?

[snicoll]

it does not really matter. IteamReader is open enough to plug whatever you want there. You'd probably have to try out yourself to see which one best fit