Notify You of Important Unread Emails Every Hour

Are you tired of constantly checking your email inbox for new messages? Do you wish there was a way to stay on top of your important emails without having to constantly log in to your email account? 📨

Introducing a Simple Solution

In this blog post, we’ll be discussing a simple solution to notify you of important unread emails every hour. We’ll be using Python to create a script that will monitor your email inbox and send you notifications whenever you receive a new email that meets certain criteria.

Why is this Important?

Staying on top of your email inbox can be a daunting task, especially if you’re dealing with a large volume of emails. By automating the process of checking your email, you can ensure that you never miss an important message. This is especially important for individuals who rely heavily on email for communication, such as business professionals or entrepreneurs.

How Does it Work?

The script we’ll be creating will use the IMAP protocol to connect to your email account and check for new emails every hour. It will then use a set of criteria to determine which emails are important and send you a notification for each one.

Criteria for Important Emails

• Sent by a specific sender
• Contains a specific keyword or phrase
• Is flagged as important

Python Script Example

import imaplib
import email
import time
import smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText

# Email account details
username = 'your_email@example.com'
password = 'your_email_password'

# IMAP server details
imap_server = 'imap.gmail.com'
imap_port = 993

# SMTP server details
smtp_server = 'smtp.gmail.com'
smtp_port = 587

# Set up the IMAP connection
mail = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(imap_server)
mail.login(username, password)
mail.select('inbox')

# Set up the criteria for important emails
important_senders = [' sender@example.com']
important_keywords = [' keyword1', ' keyword2']
important_flags = ['\Flagged']

# Loop every hour to check for new emails
while True:
    # Search for new emails
    status, messages = mail.search(None, 'UNSEEN')
    messages = messages[0].split()

    # Loop through each new email
    for message_id in messages:
        # Fetch the email
        status, msg = mail.fetch(message_id, '(RFC822)')
        raw_message = msg[0][1].decode('utf-8')

        # Parse the email
        msg = email.message_from_string(raw_message)

        # Check if the email is important
        important = False
        for sender in important_senders:
            if msg['From'] == sender:
                important = True
                break
        for keyword in important_keywords:
            if keyword in msg['Subject']:
                important = True
                break
        if msg['Flags'] in important_flags:
            important = True

        # If the email is important, send a notification
        if important:
            # Set up the SMTP connection
            server = smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, smtp_port)
            server.starttls()
            server.login(username, password)

            # Create a new email message
            msg = MIMEMultipart()
            msg['From'] = username
            msg['To'] = username
            msg['Subject'] = 'Important Email from ' + msg['From']

            # Add the email body
            body = 'This is an important email from ' + msg['From'] + '. Please take action immediately.'
            msg.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain'))

            # Send the email
            server.sendmail(username, username, msg.as_string())
            server.quit()

    # Wait an hour before checking again
    time.sleep(3600)

Conclusion

In this blog post, we’ve discussed a simple solution to notify you of important unread emails every hour. We’ve also provided a Python script example that demonstrates how to use the IMAP protocol to connect to your email account and check for new emails, and how to use a set of criteria to determine which emails are important. With this script, you’ll never have to worry about missing an important email again! 📨

We’d love to hear from you!

Can you relate?

Do you often find yourself missing important emails due to a cluttered inbox?

How do you currently stay on top of your unread emails, and is it working for you?

What’s the most important email you’ve ever missed because it got lost in the noise?