Qmail.py   [plain text]


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"""Parse bounce messages generated by qmail.

Qmail actually has a standard, called QSBMF (qmail-send bounce message
format), as described in

    http://cr.yp.to/proto/qsbmf.txt

This module should be conformant.

"""

import re
import email.Iterators

introtag = 'Hi. This is the'
acre = re.compile(r'<(?P<addr>[^>]*)>:')



def process(msg):
    addrs = []
    # simple state machine
    #    0 = nothing seen yet
    #    1 = intro paragraph seen
    #    2 = recip paragraphs seen
    state = 0
    for line in email.Iterators.body_line_iterator(msg):
        line = line.strip()
        if state == 0 and line.startswith(introtag):
            state = 1
        elif state == 1 and not line:
            # Looking for the end of the intro paragraph
            state = 2
        elif state == 2:
            if line.startswith('-'):
                # We're looking at the break paragraph, so we're done
                break
            # At this point we know we must be looking at a recipient
            # paragraph
            mo = acre.match(line)
            if mo:
                addrs.append(mo.group('addr'))
            # Otherwise, it must be a continuation line, so just ignore it
        # Not looking at anything in particular
    return addrs