python email system help

[Alexandre A. Rodioukov]

I think if you will use Linux there is no real need to write anything,
since there are already available packages that will do the trick for
you. You might want to check 'fetchmail' (this will fetch e-mail from
remote POP3/IMAP account and store it locally) and 'diald' which will
establish an internet connection on demand. Check
http://www.freshmeat.net
to figure out where to get this stuff from if it's not already
installed.

The Commonwealth Group wrote:
> 
> Hi, Im an 18 year old network kid, who knows nothing about programming.
> I accidently made a suggestion at a meeting and now I must implement
> that suggestion, and I know nothing about progamming.  I need to write
> this program by Monday.  I started learning python about a month ago,
> but I've been too busy to make real progress. I need to write a program
> that:
> 1st, dial internet,(if busy, or someone else is using, dial again later)
> 
> 2nd, get email for several accounts and put on local file server
> 
> I'm not sure If I will be dialing from winNT or Linux yet(not sure if
> what OS I'm dialing from makes a difference).  Also, I need this program
> to also be instantly executable if someone needs to get their mail that
> instant.  Also, can I write the email program in a fahion so that after
> retrieving the mail, there are still full email copies on the server.  I
> would aappreciate if someone that isn't busy this weekend could sort of
> guide me in writing this, maybe via irc, multiple news postings, emails,
> or others.  Or if someone is real nice, they could write it for me.
> Thanks for the attention and help.  Regardless of if I get help or not,
> I have to have this by Monday and I'd rather not pull my hair out trying
> to write something in a language I don't know.  Its like trying to have
> a conversation in a foreign language you don't know.
> Jason Toy
> gee308 at mediaone.net
> btw, the name you see for this posting is the work name, so you can gind
> me as toy or through email.  Thanks again.

Regards,
Sasha.