firstmail 0.1.0

Firstmail IMAP client

firstmail

Integrate firstmail.ltd emails into your Python applications with ease.

Server Info

• IMAP/POP3 host: imap.firstmail.ltd
• IMAP SSL: 993, POP3 SSL: 995
• IMAP non-SSL: 143, POP3 non-SSL: 110
• IP: 5.252.35.241

Installation

with pip

pip install firstmail

with uv

uv install firstmail

build from source

git clone https://github.com/nichind/firstmail.git
cd firstmail
pip install -e .

Python Usage

Using the context manager (recommended)

from firstmail import firstmail_client

with firstmail_client("[e-mail]", "your_password") as client:
    # Get the most recent email
    last_email = client.get_last_mail()
    if last_email:
        print(last_email.subject, last_email.sender)

    # Get multiple emails (newest first)
    emails = client.get_all_mail(limit=10)
    print(f"Fetched {len(emails)} emails")

Manual resource management

from firstmail import FirstMail

client = FirstMail("[e-mail]", "your_password")
try:
    print(client.get_message_count())
finally:
    client.close()

Watch for new emails

from firstmail import firstmail_client

with firstmail_client("[e-mail]", "your_password") as client:
    for new_email in client.watch_for_new_emails(check_interval=60):
        print("New email:", new_email.subject)
        # break  # optionally exit after the first

CLI

[!NOTE] If the firstmail command isn't working in your terminal, use python -m firstmail <command>, uv run -m firstmail <command>, etc. instead.

Basic commands

# Read the most recent email
firstmail -e <email> -p <password> read-last

# Read all emails (limit to N)
firstmail -e <email:password> read-all --limit 10 --full

# Watch for new emails
firstmail watch --interval 60 --show-body

# Count messages in inbox
firstmail count

You can also pass credentials explicitly:

firstmail -e [e-mail] -p your_password read-last

Disclaimer

I'm not responsible for possible misuse of this software. Please use it in accordance with the law and respect the terms of service of the services you access.

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