import itertools
import subprocess
import mailbox
def create_message(frm, to, content, headers = None):
if not headers:
headers = {}
m = mailbox.Message()
m['from'] = frm
m['to'] = to
for h,v in headers.iteritems():
m[h] = v
m.set_payload(content)
return m
def generate_content(prefix):
return """%s
--
%s"""%(prefix, subprocess.Popen(["/usr/games/fortune"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.read())
def main(mbox_file, number):
mbox = mailbox.mbox(mbox_file)
messages = []
froms = itertools.cycle(["noufal@gmail.com", "noufal@emacsmovies.org", "noufal@nibrahim.net.in"])
tos = itertools.cycle(["user1@example.com", "user2@example.com"])
for n in range(int(number)):
message = create_message(froms.next(),
tos.next(),
generate_content("number %d"%n),
{"Subject": "Test email #%d"%n})
mbox.add(message)
mbox.close()
if __name__ == '__main__':
import sys
sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]))
