Using imaplib module with GMAIL's IMAP - hangs

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Jason

I'm trying to get a list of messages from GMAIL using it's new IMAP
access.

So far I've tried running this command but it just hangs. Any ideas?


I figured that's the first line to run from this example:http://docs.python.org/lib/imap4-example.html

Here are the configuration settings GMAIL says to use:https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78799

Thanks for any help.

-Greg

Well, Google states that it's using SSL. You're not using the SSL
with your example code. Take a look in the imaplib module. At least
under Python 2.5, there's also an IMAP4_SSL class:

That worked for me. I could then use the login method to log into the
mail server.

--Jason
 
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gregpinero

Well, Google states that it's using SSL. You're not using the SSL
with your example code. Take a look in the imaplib module. At least
under Python 2.5, there's also an IMAP4_SSL class:


That worked for me. I could then use the login method to log into the
mail server.

--Jason


Thanks! That worked. You're a gem.

-Greg
 
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gregpinero

Well, Google states that it's using SSL. You're not using the SSL
with your example code. Take a look in the imaplib module. At least
under Python 2.5, there's also an IMAP4_SSL class:


That worked for me. I could then use the login method to log into the
mail server.

--Jason


Followup question. My ultimate goal is to get all messages with a
certain GMAIL label. I'm going under the assumption labels will
appear as folders over IMAP. Any idea how to access folders with
IMAP?

-Greg
 
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gregpinero

Followup question. My ultimate goal is to get all messages with a
certain GMAIL label. I'm going under the assumption labels will
appear as folders over IMAP. Any idea how to access folders with
IMAP?

-Greg


Figured it out. Just do mail.select('label')

GMAIL does treat labels as folders.

-Greg
 

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