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Python read emails/fetch emails
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
''' Utility to scan my mailbox for new mesages from Logwatch on systems and then | |
grab useful info from the message and output a summary page. | |
''' | |
import os, sys, imaplib, rfc822, re, StringIO | |
server ='mail.brianlane.com' | |
username='yourusername' | |
password='yourpassword' | |
M = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(server) | |
M.login(username, password) | |
M.select() | |
typ, data = M.search(None, '(UNSEEN SUBJECT "Logwatch")') | |
for num in data[0].split(): | |
typ, data = M.fetch(num, '(RFC822)') | |
# print 'Message %s\n%s\n' % (num, data[0][1]) | |
match = re.search( "^(Users logging in.*?)^\w", | |
data[0][1], | |
re.MULTILINE|re.DOTALL ) | |
if match: | |
file = StringIO.StringIO(data[0][1]) | |
message = rfc822.Message(file) | |
print message['from'] | |
print match.group(1).strip() | |
print '----' | |
M.close() | |
M.logout() |
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