This is a general "is this possible" question. If so, can someone point me in the right direction where I should start?

I want to create a custom form template with unique controls either based on a message or task. I then want to create a module that automatically reads this particular template (I may have to include some unique designation in the subject line and that's fine but if I could make the form easier to identify by some other method, that'd be better), does a calculation based on what it finds in some of the fields, and automatically sends a reply with some new data.

For example, let's say the user on a remote computer puts "2" in FIELD1 and "5" in FIELD2 and sends it to me. I then want this miracle module in my outlook to read the fields, perform an operation (let's say it's addition), and then send an email (regular message) back to that user that has something written out to the effect of "Hey so and so, the result is 7."



Again, would this be possible? Which MailItem type do you think would be best for this (message or task)? I'll probably have follow up questions but I'm just hoping someone has heard of something like this before.