def synchronize(self): from djpostman.receiver import ImapMailReceiver if self.last_sync: since_date = self.last_sync else: since_date = date(2000, 1, 1) mr = ImapMailReceiver(config=self, since_date=since_date) mr.connect() self.boxes = '\n'.join(mr.get_boxes()) count = mr.fetch_mail() mr.disconnect() self.last_sync = date.today() self.save() return count