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Python script to mine IMAP Mail servers, such as yahoo, gmail etc. Edit the IMAP server name to mine a particular mail service.
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# imapMailboxMiner.py | |
# Python 2.7.6 | |
""" | |
Connect to IMAP4 server and fetch mails | |
http://www.voidynullness.net/blog/2013/07/25/gmail-email-with-python-via-imap/ | |
""" | |
import imaplib # Library to interact with IMPAP server | |
import sys | |
# my reusable library to prompt password using tkinter | |
from Commonlib.tk_PromptPassword import prompt_password | |
# IMAP4 server for gmail | |
# IMAP_server = "imap.gmail.com" # gmail IMAP server | |
IMAP_server = "imap.mail.yahoo.com" # Yahoo IMAP server | |
mail_id = "<mail_id>@yahoo.com" | |
if __name__ == "__main__": | |
""" | |
Entry block of the script | |
""" | |
# Instantiate IMAP4 interface | |
imap = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(IMAP_server) | |
# Instantiate the tkinter class to prompt for password | |
ui = prompt_password("IMAP Mailbox Password") | |
pwd = ui.get_password() | |
# login to the server | |
try: | |
status, summary = imap.login(mail_id, pwd) | |
if status == "OK": | |
print(summary) | |
except imaplib.IMAP4.error: | |
print("Error logging into Mail") | |
sys.exit(0) # Successful termination | |
# Get list of mailboxes in server | |
status, mailboxes = imap.list() | |
if status == "OK": | |
print("***List of mailboxes***") | |
for index, mailbox in enumerate(mailboxes): | |
print index + 1, mailbox | |
else: | |
print("Error retreiving mailbox information - {}".format(status)) | |
# Connect to a particular mailbox | |
status, data = imap.select("Inbox") # inbox name from list() used above | |
if status == "OK": | |
print("No of items in mailbox: {}".format(data)) | |
# Process the mailbox | |
imap.close() | |
# Logout of the IMAP server | |
imap.logout() |
Cannot install
Commonlib
. . . . any idea why that is?
Commonlib, is a custom library i have created to prompt for password whenever I run the program, in order to avoid storing passwords in the computer. You can explore other methods for password prompts.
Cannot install
Commonlib
. . . . any idea why that is?
You can use getpass
for getting password with echo off.
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Cannot install
Commonlib
. . . . any idea why that is?