A minor but crucial update to a system announced here a few days ago: the PyMailGUI POP/SMTP email client now supports SSL modes on servers. SSL is generally recommended by many servers, and required by some (e.g., Gmail). Also in this update: a new config file for using the program with Gmail accounts; a new Linux screenshot; a minor patch to a patch for older 3.X libs; and additional book code imported only on rarely-used PyEdit actions. The update: http://learning-python.com/pymailgui/Readme-PyMailGUI.html#SSL The scene on Linux: http://learning-python.com/pymailgui/screenshots/linux-screenshot-pymailgui.... The original announcement:

There is a new standalone release of PyMailGUI - a POP/SMTP email client which is a major example in a large Python book (shameless plug omitted). This release's code is identical to that in the book, but has a different launcher and a self-contained package structure for standalone use.

PyMailGUI is a bit limited because it was written for use as a teaching tool in a book. On the other hand, it does threading, MIME attachments, Unicode, and more, and is useful enough to have served as its author's primary email tool for over a decade. It may also reduce the probability of your email being read by a giant evil company without your consent.

Screenshot: http://learning-python.com/pymailgui/screenshots/main-standalone.png Docs: http://learning-python.com/pymailgui/Readme-PyMailGUI.html Code: http://learning-python.com/pymailgui/ Fetch: http://learning-python.com/downloads/

Cheers again, --M. Lutz, http://learning-python.com