Let's Turn Feixin into Email!

Today, I used cocobear’s PyFetion to build an exciting new application - converting Fetion to E-mail! Of course, for those of you who normally hang out on TG, this application is useless because it replaces the convenient and quick SMS with cumbersome E-mail. However, for me, who is about to fly to the other side of the ocean, this application has its unique value - I can keep my original phone number and continue to stay in touch with everyone through Fetion.

The working principle of this thing is as follows: it simulates my login to Fetion, receives all incoming Fetion messages and saves them to a text document, and then sends the contents of the text document to my secret email account via E-mail at regular intervals.

This thing must be used in conjunction with a smartphone, which can be set up to query the secret email account at regular intervals, allowing me to receive Fetion messages in near real-time.

Why go to so much trouble?

First, the damned iPhone Fetion app can’t run in the background, so I won’t know who sent me a Fetion message when I’m not using it. Second, using E-mail to handle Fetion ensures that I won’t miss any messages. Third, in addition to iPhone, I can use any terminal that supports E-mail to view Fetion.

Additionally, this application is only half-developed, and currently can only receive messages, not reply to them via E-mail. This will be left for future development, as I can still reply through the Fetion software.

Another idea is to connect it to Google Voice, so that when a Fetion message is received, it automatically sends a prompt SMS via Google Voice, reminding me to check my E-mail. Or, it can directly convert the Fetion message to pinyin (or use Google Translate’s API to convert it to English) and send it to my phone - but this is not urgent, as receiving SMS in the US can be expensive without a special plan, so E-mail is more cost-effective. So, this can be done last.

My Fetion is now online 24 hours a day. ** The source code will be cleaned up and released later.**