mail_chain.py

Generate many email threads for testing purposes and persist them on an IMAP server. The script has no dependencies outside of Python's standard library.

Preparation

1. Provision an IMAP server and enable TLS, e.g. Stalwart.
2. Create two users on it, e.g. alice@stalwart.localhost and bob@stalwart.localhost.

Usage

1. Edit the settings block at the beginning of mail_chain.py before running. The settings should be self-explanatory.
2. Run the script and pass the desired amount of messages to generate, e.g. mail_chain.py 100000.