Read email via IMAP command line

imap-test.py

import socket

BUFF = 1024
mail_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
mail_socket.connect(('mail.***.edu', 143))
mail_socket.recv(BUFF).strip()

commands = ['a1 LOGIN ***@***.edu ***\r\n', 'a2 LIST "" "*"\r\n', 'a3 EXAMINE INBOX\r\n', 'a4 LOGOUT\r\n']
for command in commands:
	mail_socket.send(command)
	print 'S:', mail_socket.recv(BUFF).strip()
mail_socket.close()