an email scanning agent that searches email waiting at ISP, or any POP3/IMAP server, applying user-specified conditions, like looking for specific text content, or for mail "from" a specific person, or specific words in the "subject", etc. If conditions are met, email or IM are delivered or other action is taken, such as parse and forward all/part of the original email, send a file, launch a file or script, 2-way wireless msg & control etc.