--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/xmpp-headline.py	Sun Jul 10 10:58:40 2016 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import sys
+
+import sleekxmpp
+
+
+class SendMsgBot(sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP):
+    def __init__(self, jid, password, recipient, efrom, esubject):
+        super(SendMsgBot, self).__init__(jid, password)
+
+        self.recipient = recipient
+        self.efrom = efrom
+        self.esubject = esubject
+
+        self.add_event_handler('session_start', self.start)
+
+    def start(self, event):
+        print('sending message...')
+        self.send_message(
+            mtype='headline',
+            mto=self.recipient,
+            msubject='New email: %s' % self.esubject,
+            mbody='%s from %s' % (self.esubject, self.efrom))
+        print('sent.')
+
+        print('disconnecting...')
+        self.disconnect(wait=True)
+        print('disconnected.')
+
+
+def main():
+    jid = 'emailbot@example.com'
+    password = 'hunter2'
+    to = 'john@example.com'
+
+    efrom = sys.argv[1] or '(unknown)'
+    esubject = sys.argv[2] or '(no subject)'
+
+    xmpp = SendMsgBot(jid, password, to, efrom, esubject)
+
+    print('connecting...')
+    if xmpp.connect():
+        print('processing...')
+        xmpp.process(block=True)
+        print('done.')
+    else:
+        print('connection failed.')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()