Usage

• Use Python 3
• Adjust config.ini sample, rename to config.ini
  • Set IMAP mailbox login configuration
  • Decide to run single folder (recursive) or all folders
  • Set operation mode ([test]|export|delete|detach)
• Run email_attachment_remover.py

Hints

• Run it on a fast Internet connection as it has to download all mails and attachments and partly upload it again

Ressources

Standards & Specs

• IMAP Protocol (RFC 2060)
• IMAP Search Criteria
• E-Mail Standard (RFC 822)

Libraries

• Python Library: imaplib — IMAP4 protocol client
  • Python — imaplib IMAP example with Gmail
  • PyMOTW: imaplib - IMAP4 client library
  • PyMOTW: imaplib — IMAP4 Client Library
• Python Library: email.message

Code Examples

• Python Script: download all gmail attachments
• Stack Overflow: Python IMAP locate emails with attachments in INBOX and move them to a folder
• Strip attachments from an email message (Python recipe)
• IMAP mail server attachment handler (Python recipe)
• Github: imap_detach
• Automatically Download Email Attachments Using Python. (Python3)
• Python Script: imap-delete-attachments
• Fetch emails before a given date
• pymap-copy: Copy and transfer IMAP mailboxes