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# Kindle (Scribe) Email Fetch Hack # Kindle (Scribe) Email Fetch Hack
This is a quick-and-dirty python script to log into an IMAP server, This is a python script (or, more adequately, a
monitor incoming messages for the ones that contain the links to the [bodge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFE7h3m40U)) to log into an
PDFs that you sent from the Kindle scribe. Once such an email is found IMAP server, monitor incoming messages for the ones that contain the
the PDF linked therein is downloaded to a local directory links to the PDFs that you sent from the Kindle scribe. Once such an
`OUTDIR/[name].pdf` (see below) and the email is deleted. The latest email is found the PDF linked therein is downloaded to a local
downloaded file is also copied to a preset filename to make it easier directory `OUTDIR/[name].pdf` (see below) and the email is
to find it. I'm always running `zathura OUTDIR/.latest.pdf` to deleted. The latest downloaded file is also copied to a preset
have the latest kindle PDF visible. filename to make it easier to find it. I'm always running `zathura
OUTDIR/.latest.pdf` to have the latest kindle PDF visible.
## Installation / Usage ## Installation / Usage