China Telecom Mail

Send and receive emails via China Telecom (POP3:995, SMTP:465). Lists today's emails, reads content, forwards emails, and sends new emails.

Security Scan

The skill's requirements, files, and instructions are consistent with a straightforward China Telecom POP3/SMTP email client, but you should inspect the complete main.py and secure the credential file before use.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description (China Telecom mail via POP3/SMTP) matches the code and instructions: the script connects to pop.chinatelecom.cn:995 and smtp.chinatelecom.cn:465 and implements list/read/send/forward functionality. Required binaries (python, uv) correspond to the documented usage.

Instruction Scope

Runtime instructions stay within the stated purpose (copy skill, edit config.toml, run commands). One minor inconsistency: README claims support for environment-variable configuration, but load_config() only reads config.toml (no environment-variable parsing was found in the provided source). Also the provided main.py content is truncated in the listing, so the final forwarding logic and any remaining behavior should be reviewed in the full file.

Install Mechanism

No install/download steps or remote installers are included; the skill is distributed as files to copy into the skills directory. This has low install risk because nothing is pulled from external URLs.

Credentials

The skill requires storing your China Telecom email username/password in config.toml (expected for an IMAP/POP3 client). No unrelated credentials or environment variables are requested. Credentials are stored locally in the skill directory (user-provided), which is normal but requires safe handling.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request elevated platform privileges and is not always-enabled. It runs only when invoked; autonomous invocation is allowed by default on the platform but is not combined here with excessive privileges.

Assessment

This skill appears to be a simple China Telecom POP3/SMTP client and is coherent with its description, but before installing: 1) Inspect the full main.py file (the provided listing was truncated) to confirm there is no hidden network activity or unexpected data uploads. 2) Store credentials securely: use an app-specific password or authorization code (if China Telecom supports it) and set config.toml file permissions so others can't read it; do not commit it to version control. 3) Note README mentions environment-variable support that the code does not appear to implement—verify how you want to supply credentials. 4) If you are concerned about risk, run the skill in an isolated environment (container or VM) the first time and monitor network connections. 5) If you need stronger guarantees, prefer a client that supports token-based auth (OAuth) or official libraries from the service provider.

China Telecom Mail Skill

Send and receive emails via China Telecom (pop.chinatelecom.cn:995, smtp.chinatelecom.cn:465).

Installation

Copy the china-telecom-mail folder to your OpenClaw skills directory:

# On Linux/macOS
cp -r china-telecom-mail ~/.openclaw/skills/

# On Windows
# Copy to C:\Users\<yourusername>\.openclaw\skills\china-telecom-mail

Configuration

Edit ~/.openclaw/skills/china-telecom-mail/config.toml:

[email]
# POP3 server (for receiving)
server = "pop.chinatelecom.cn"
port = 995
username = "[e-mail]"
password = "your_password"

[smtp]
# SMTP server (for sending)
server = "smtp.chinatelecom.cn"
port = 465

Usage

Receive Emails

List today's emails:

openclaw run --skill china-telecom-mail list-today

Read a specific email:

openclaw run --skill china-telecom-mail read 21

JSON output:

openclaw run --skill china-telecom-mail json-summary

Count today's emails:

openclaw run --skill china-telecom-mail count

Send Emails

Send a simple email:

openclaw run --skill china-telecom-mail send \
  --to "[e-mail]" \
  --subject "会议通知" \
  --body "请参加明天下午3点的会议。"

Send with attachment:

openclaw run --skill china-telecom-mail send \
  --to "[e-mail]" \
  --subject "报告" \
  --body "请查收附件" \
  --attachment "/path/to/report.pdf"

Forward Emails

Forward an email:

openclaw run --skill china-telecom-mail forward \
  --email-id 21 \
  --to "[e-mail]"

Interactive Mode

uv run python ~/.openclaw/skills/china-telecom-mail/main.py interactive

Direct Python Usage

# List today's emails
uv run python ~/.openclaw/skills/china-telecom-mail/main.py list-today

# Read email
uv run python ~/.openclaw/skills/china-telecom-mail/main.py read 21

# Send email
uv run python ~/.openclaw/skills/china-telecom-mail/main.py send \
  --to "[e-mail]" \
  --subject "Test" \
  --body "Hello"

# Forward email
uv run python ~/.openclaw/skills/china-telecom-mail/main.py forward \
  --email-id 21 \
  --to "[e-mail]"

Directory Structure

china-telecom-mail/
├── SKILL.md          # OpenClaw skill metadata
├── main.py           # Main program (receive + send)
├── config.toml       # Configuration file
├── README.md         # This file
└── config.toml.example  # Config template

Features

Receive

• ✅ List today's emails with previews
• ✅ Read full email content
• ✅ JSON output for automation
• ✅ Automatic Chinese encoding detection

Send

• ✅ Send plain text emails
• ✅ Send emails with attachments
• ✅ Forward received emails
• ✅ Interactive mode

Tips

• Use list-today to see all today's emails
• Email IDs are 1-based (first email is ID 1)
• Use forward to forward received emails
• Use send to send new emails
• Supports both text and HTML email bodies