showindex(msgList)

list

elif command[0] == 'l':
if len(command) == 1:
for i in range(1, len(msgList)+1):
showmessage(i, msgList)
else:
showmessage(msgnum(command), msgList)

save

elif command[0] == 's':
if len(command) == 1:
for i in range(1, len(msgList)+1):
savemessage(i, mailfile, msgList)
else:
savemessage(msgnum(command), mailfile, msgList)

delete

elif command[0] == 'd':
if len(command) == 1: # delete all later
toDelete = list(range(1, len(msgList)+1)) # 3.x requires list
else:
delnum = msgnum(command)
if (1 <= delnum <= len(msgList)) and (delnum not in toDelete):
toDelete.append(delnum)
else:
print('Bad message number')

mail

elif command[0] == 'm': # send a new mail via SMTP
sendmessage()
#execfile('smtpmail.py', {}) # alt: run file in own namespace

elif command[0] == '?':
print(helptext)
else:
print('What? -- type "?" for commands help')
return toDelete

if name == 'main':
import getpass, mailconfig
mailserver = mailconfig.popservername # ex: 'pop.rmi.net'
mailuser = mailconfig.popusername # ex: 'lutz'
mailfile = mailconfig.savemailfile # ex: r'c:\stuff\savemail'
mailpswd = getpass.getpass('Password for %s?' % mailserver)
print('[Pymail email client]')
msgList = loadmessages(mailserver, mailuser, mailpswd) # load all
toDelete = interact(msgList, mailfile)
if toDelete: deletemessages(mailserver, mailuser, mailpswd, toDelete)
print('Bye.')

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