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Script to Read Messages in IMAP Inbox & Forward to Another Email Address
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
# | |
# Script to Read Messages in IMAP Inbox & Forward to Another Email Address | |
# | |
# Script Created from : | |
# http://codehandbook.org/how-to-read-email-from-gmail-using-python/ | |
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2717196/forwarding-an-email-with-python-smtplib | |
import smtplib | |
import imaplib | |
import email | |
MAIL_SERVER = "##########" | |
MAIL_LOGIN = "##########" | |
MAIL_PASS = "##########" | |
ADDR_FROM = "##########" | |
ADDR_TO = "##########" | |
try: | |
mail = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(MAIL_SERVER) | |
mail.login(MAIL_LOGIN,MAIL_PASS) | |
mail.select('inbox') | |
type, data = mail.search(None, 'ALL') | |
mail_ids = data[0] | |
id_list = mail_ids.split() | |
first_email_id = int(id_list[0]) | |
latest_email_id = int(id_list[-1]) | |
# Read List of Message and Forward Messages to ADDR_TO | |
for i in range(latest_email_id,first_email_id, -1): | |
typ, data = mail.fetch(i, '(RFC822)' ) | |
for response_part in data: | |
if isinstance(response_part, tuple): | |
msg = email.message_from_string(response_part[1]) | |
msg.replace_header("From", ADDR_FROM) | |
msg.replace_header("To", ADDR_TO) | |
email_subject = msg['subject'] | |
smtp = smtplib.SMTP(MAIL_SERVER, 587) | |
smtp.starttls() | |
smtp.login(MAIL_LOGIN, MAIL_PASS) | |
smtp.sendmail(ADDR_FROM, ADDR_TO, msg.as_string()) | |
smtp.quit() | |
print 'Forwarding Message Subject : ' + email_subject + '\n' | |
# Move Message Trash and Remove Message | |
MOVE_TO_TRASH = mail.uid('COPY', i, "Inbox.Trash") | |
if MOVE_TO_TRASH[0] == 'OK': | |
mail.store(i, "+FLAGS", '(\\Deleted)') | |
#mail.expunge() | |
print 'Deleting Message' | |
except Exception, e: | |
print str(e) |
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