Add Python (test) version of mail-instructions.pl

bin/mail-instructions.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Script to send instructions to all voters.
+#
+# How to use this script
+# ======================
+#
+# You probably want to first update the subject of the e-mail that will be
+# sent. The second line of the instructions.txt will be the subject.
+#
+# So let's suppose that the instructions are in instructions.txt and that you
+# made a list of voters in maildata.txt (probably using create-tmp-tokens.pl).
+# The format of this file should be:
+# name;email;token
+#
+# You should use this script like this:
+# $ ./mail-instructions.pl maildata.txt instructions.txt
+#
+# This script needs a MTA to send the e-mails. If you don't have one or if
+# you're not sure that your ISP allows you to directly send mails, it's
+# probably better and safer to run the script from a gnome.org server.
+# Please test this script with your own email address by creating a 
+# maildata.txt with a single entry like
+# foo;your@address;bar
+#
+# You may want to look at your mail server logs (and maybe keep them) to
+# know if the mail was delivered. There are usually 10-15 errors. In case of
+# such errors, you can try to look for the new e-mail addresses of the voters
+# to ask them if they want to update their registered e-mail address and
+# receive the instructions.
+
+import smtplib
+import sys
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+
+re_template_fixes = [
+    (re.compile(r'^(\s*Dear )<member>'), '\1 $member'),
+    (re.compile(r'^(\s*E-mail:)'), '\1 $email'),
+    (re.compile(r'^(\s*Vote token:)'), '\1 $token')
+]
+
+sub email_it(recipients_file, instructions_file):
+    instructions = file(instructions_file, "r").read().splitlines()
+
+    from_header = instructions.pop(0)
+    subject_header = instructions.pop(0)
+
+    template = string.Template("\n".join(instructions))
+    for re_fix in re_template_fixes:
+        template = re_fix[0].sub(re_fix[1], template)
+
+    f = file(recipients_file, "r")
+
+    sent = 0
+    errors = 0
+    s = None
+
+    for line in f:
+        l = line.strip()
+        if l.beginswith("#") or l = "":
+            continue
+
+        l = l.split(";", 2)
+        if len(l) <> 2:
+            print "ERROR in recipients file, invalid line:"
+            print line,
+            continue
+
+        member_name, member_email, token = l
+
+        msg = MIMEText(template.substitute(member=member_name, email=member_email, token=token))
+        msg['To'] = member_email
+        msg['From'] = from_header
+        msg['Subject'] = subject_header
+
+        if s is None:
+            s = smtplib.SMTP()
+
+        try:
+            s.sendmail(from_header, ['olav@bkor.dhs.org'], msg.as_string())
+        except smtplib.SMTPException:
+            print "Error: Could not send to %s (%s)!" % (member_email, member_name)
+            errors += 1
+        else:
+            sent += 1
+
+    if s:
+        s.quit()
+
+    f.close()
+
+    print "Mailed %s instructions; %s could not be mailed." % (sent, errors)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print "Usage: mail-instructions.py <recipient list> <instructions template>"
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    email_it(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])