PopDel.py   [plain text]

# PopDel.py  Copyright Richard Harris 2002
#
# author: Richard Harris (rover@emptydog.com)
# The author releases this file under the GPL
# license. See COPYING for specifics.
#
# See PopDel.manual for the use of this Python class.
#
# created: 01 May 02
# change log:
#
import os, poplib, string, sys

class PopDel:
	HDR = "\nPopDel - Delete messages from popmail - Ver. 0.1"
	BYE = "\n  PopDel Ver.0.1 by Richard Harris\n" +\
		  "     site - http://emptydog.com\n" +\
		  "     email - rover@emptydog.com\n"
	PROMPT1 = "Choose message number to delete or 'q' to quit: "
	PROMPT2 = "Quit or abort: "
	CHOICES = ["Save changes and quit.",
			   "Abort and make no deletions."]
	
	def __init__(self):
		self.done = 0
		return

	# get user to choose an element from thing
	def query(self, thing, prompt):
		length = len(thing)
		choice = length
		for i in range(0, length):
			print '(' + `i +  1` + ') ' + thing[i]
		while (choice >= length):
			choice = raw_input(prompt)
			if (choice == 'q'):
				self.done = 1
				choice = -1
			else:
				try:
					choice = int(choice) - 1
				except:
					choice = 666
		return choice

	def run(self):
		#log in
		os.system('clear')
		print self.HDR

		try:
			subjects = []

			M = poplib.POP3(sys.argv[1])
			M.user(sys.argv[2])
			M.pass_(sys.argv[3])

			messages = M.list()

			list = messages[1]
			if (len(list) == 0):
				M.quit()
				print '\nNo messages on server.'
			else:
				for entry in list:
					tokens = string.split(entry)
					head = M.top(int(tokens[0]), 32)
					for line in head[1]:
						if (string.find(line, 'Subject:') == 0):
							subject = string.replace(line, 'Subject:','')
							subject = subject + ' - ' + tokens[1] + ' octets'
							subjects.append(subject)
							break

				while not self.done:
					os.system('clear')
					print self.HDR
					print '\nMessages on server:'
					msg = self.query(subjects, self.PROMPT1)
					if (msg > -1):
						M.dele( msg + 1)
						subjects[msg] = subjects[msg] + ' -X-'

				print '\nExit Options:'
				choice = self.query(self.CHOICES, self.PROMPT2)
				if (choice == 0):			# commit changes and quit
					M.quit()
				else:						# reset and quit
					M.rset()
					M.quit()
			
		except:							# if blows-up then quit gracefully
			print "Error: terminating on exception."
			M.rset()
			M.quit()

		print self.BYE
		return


#-----------------main
obj = PopDel()
obj.run()