Probably, most of us upload photos to flickr via e-mail or once used Craigslist & auto-generated temporary e-mails of it for the listings.

If you want to build a similar e-mail to http process, there is a web service named Email2HTTP, which turns incoming email into easy-to-handle HTTP POST requests.

E-mail To Content

How does it work?

Email2HTTP works by acting as the mail server for your domain. When email arrives that matches one of your filters, it is posted to your chosen URL as if it were coming from a form on a web page. The attachments are sent as if they are file uploads on that form.

Who is it for?

Email2HTTP is for web developers who need to accept email in their web applications, but do not want to maintain their own mail servers & software.

P.S. Email2HTTP is now in the beta phase & totally free. In the future, besides the paid plans, a free plan will also be provided.