expunge_email.py

gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/python

import getpass, imaplib, time
import create_sub
import sys

lt = time.localtime()
sztime = time.strftime('%Y.%m.%d')

class IMAPReporting:
        '''
        This class provides the ability to pull a given archive from the
        shared imap folder and create a tarball with all messages
        to be delivered to mailshell.
        '''
        def __init__(self, un, pw, host='IMAP.HOST.GOES.HERE' ):
                self.M = imaplib.IMAP4( host )
                self.M.login( un, pw )
        def select(self, folder ):
                self.M.select( folder )

def dump( M, mbox):
        M.select( mbox )
        typ,data = M.search(None, 'ALL')
        for num in data[0].split():
                typ, data = M.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
                fname = mbox + "."+str(num)
                print 'dumping ' + fname
                fd = open( fname, "w" )
                fd.write( data[0][1])

print 'logging into YOURHOSTNAMEHERE'
M = imaplib.IMAP4('NAME.OF.YOUR.IMAP.HOSE')
M.login('ACCOUNT.NAME', 'ACCOUNT.PASSWORD')
#
# Select a given IMAP folder.. I'll keep my spam as an
# example
print 'opening INBOX.spam'
ret = M.select("INBOX.spam")
print M.list()[1]
typ, data = M.search(None, 'ALL')
print "data is ",data

# Delete all of that good stuff
for num in data[0].split():
        print num,ret
        ok,err = M.store(num, 'FLAGS', '(\Deleted)')
        print (ok,err)
        modu = int( num ) % 100
        if modu == 0:
                print 'Expunging...'
                M.expunge()
                M.close()
                M.logout()
                sys.exit(0)

print 'Expunging...'
M.expunge()
M.close()
M.logout()