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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+import Network.HaskellNet.IMAP
+import Network.HaskellNet.IMAP.SSL
+
+import Network.HaskellNet.SMTP
+import Network.HaskellNet.SMTP.SSL
+
+import Network.HaskellNet.Auth (AuthType(PLAIN))
+
+import Network.BSD (getHostName)
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as B
+
+username = "username@gmail.com"
+password = "password"
+recipient = "someone@somewhere.com"
+
+imapTest = do
+    c <- connectIMAPSSL "imap.gmail.com"
+    login c username password
+    mboxes <- list c
+    mapM_ print mboxes
+    select c "INBOX"
+    msgs <- search c [ALLs]
+    let firstMsg = head msgs
+    msgContent <- fetch c firstMsg
+    B.putStrLn msgContent
+
+smtpTest = do
+    c <- connectSMTPSTARTTLS "smtp.gmail.com"
+    sendCommand c $ AUTH PLAIN username password
+    sendMail username [recipient] mailContent c
+  where mailContent = subject `B.append` body
+        subject = "Subject: Test message\r\n\r\n"
+        body = "This is a test message"
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = smtpTest >> imapTest >> return ()