gistfile1.py

import zmq
import smptlib
import json
context = zmq.Context()
socket = context.socket(zmq.SUB)
socket.connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:5000")
socket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "ossec.alerts")

ssmtp = smtplib.SMTP()
ssmtp.connect(host="smpt.host.here")



last_time = time.time()

while True:
    x = socket.recv(0)
    d = json.loads(x)
    # http://ossec-docs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/formats/json.html <- format of the json 
    if d['level'] > 10: 
      ssmtp.sendmail(
        "ossec-zmq@example.com",
        ["someone@example.com"],
        "format you messages here".format(d),
      )