import os

import urllib2

from __builtin__ import file

log_path = r"/var/log/exim_mainlog"

tmp_path = r"/tmp/"

spam_detection_point = 50

yesterday_date=os.popen("date -d \'-1 day\' \'+%Y-%m-%d\'").read()

today_date=os.popen("date \'+%Y-%m-%d\'").read()

yesterday_emails = list()

#gather emails of yesterday

file = open(log_path,'r')

for line in file.readlines():

date = line.split(" ")[0].strip()

if(date == yesterday_date.strip()):

yesterday_emails.append(line)

if(date == today_date.strip()):

break

file.close()

# write yesterday emails to a file

yesterday_emails_path = tmp_path+'_yesterday_mails'

file = open(yesterday_emails_path,'w')

for line in yesterday_emails:

file.write(line+"\n")

file.close()