Jul-15-2023, 05:19 PM
Hello, I am to code a basic IMAP client to receive emails and then parse them out. I would like to take advantage of IMAP's IDLE extension to receive notifications of new messages without polling the mailbox constantly. Basically looking to get as close to a push notification a new message has arrived as I possible can.
The native imaplib doesn't appear to support IDLE and there are various other libraries out there: imaplib2, imap-tools, imapclient, etc., most of which are built on top of imaplib to add functionality.
Does anyone have a recommendation with library to use? I have demo'ed the libraries I mentioned and then all seem to have strengths/weaknesses. Some have great examples of how to avoid IMAP server times outs and others have better debugging capability.
I would appreciate any advice on what path to follow.
The native imaplib doesn't appear to support IDLE and there are various other libraries out there: imaplib2, imap-tools, imapclient, etc., most of which are built on top of imaplib to add functionality.
Does anyone have a recommendation with library to use? I have demo'ed the libraries I mentioned and then all seem to have strengths/weaknesses. Some have great examples of how to avoid IMAP server times outs and others have better debugging capability.
I would appreciate any advice on what path to follow.
