Applescript to save email messages feasible?

Can someone tell me if this is feasible? If it is I might try and learn Applescript to write it.
At work we have a problem trying to get people to file emails correctly. We want each email to be saved to their respective project folders on the server as RTFs (or ODFs).
So I'm wondering if the following Applescript is feasible?
1) Open a read email, normal behaviour would ensue
2) Open an unread email and a separate dialogue window pops up, prompting the user to choose a filename and somewhere to save the message (this should include the ability to choose a filename by clicking on existing files, as in a normal save dialogue).
3) If the email has attachments the same pop-up window, or a separate one, would prompt the user to choose a (possibly different) folder to save the attachments, and allow the user to choose which attachments to save, including none.
4) Lastly the the same pop-up window, or a separate one, would prompt the user for a folder within Mail to move the message to.

A native AppleScript possibility, - although, not via a single window
With respect to '2) Open an unread email ...' - one could create a 'Rule' in 'Mail' to execute an AppleScript script.
The AppleScript script would open each e-Mail message, present a 'choose folder' dialog box (consult 'Library' windows' 'StandardAdditions.osax' dictionary), followed by a 'display dialog' (with a 'default answer ""' entry) for file name entry, The information from the two (2) dialog box'es would be concatenated to form a new file path.
With respect to '3) If the email has attachments ...' - the list of attachments, of each e-Mail message, would be looped (repeat ... end repeat) through - with a 'choose folder' dialog displayed as the destination of the attachment. Naturally, if the attachments' name is to be user editable - a display dialog (with a 'default answer '""' entry) would be required. Again, the information from the two (2) dialog box'es would be concatenated to form a new file path.
Finally, with respect to '4) ... prompt the user for a folder within Mail to move the message to.' is possible by a 'choose from list' dialog box; where the list is of the 'Mailbox' names of 'Mail'.

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font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
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margin: 0px;
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