A Python 3 app to automatically print email attachments sent to your printer. Requires a printer configured with CUPS (Common Unix Printing System). Works on any Unix-like system including macOS and Linux, even the Raspberry Pi. It is recommended to use an account separate from your own email account.
- Configure your printer using your operating system settings.
- Clone the repository and
cdto the cloned folder. - Run
[sudo] ./setup.py install. - Make the configurations for your email and printer in config.json.
- Set the email and password for the account to be used:
export MAIL_PRINTER_USERNAME="foo@bar.com"
export MAIL_PRINTER_PASSWORD="password"- Run
python mailprinterto start printing your email attachments from anywhere in the world.
All configurations are made in config.json:
{
"IMAP_port": 993,
"IMAP_server": "imap.gmail.com",
"SSL_required": true,
"printer_name": "My_Printer",
"send_receive_interval": 60
}IMAP_port:The port used for IMAP by your email provider. Generally port993.IMAP_server: The IP/domain of the IMAP server.SSL_required: A boolean signifying whether the server requires SSLprinter_name: The name of the printer as used by CUPS. Run the program to see the list of all configured printers visible to the program. Copy the name of the printer to use and paste it in this field.send_recieve_interval: The time interval (in seconds) between re-checking emails.
NOTE: Only PDF attachments are printed right now.