diff --git a/src/email.rs b/src/email.rs
index b1d56ab..91b9338 100644
--- a/src/email.rs
+++ b/src/email.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 extern crate imap;
 extern crate native_tls;
+use telegram_bot::{Api, Error};
+use crate::tele::TStruct;
+use std::result::Result;
+use imap::types::{Fetch, Seq};
+use imap::Session;
 
-pub fn fetch_inbox_top(imap_username: &str, imap_password: &str) -> imap::error::Result<Option<String>> {
+
+//fn delete(seq: imap::types::Seq, s: &mut Session<TcpStream>) -> imap::error::Result<()> {
+//    s.store(format!("{}", seq), "+FLAGS (\\Deleted)")?;
+//    s.expunge()?;
+//    Ok(())
+//}
+
+
+pub fn fetch_inbox_top(imap_username: &str, imap_password: &str, telegram: &TStruct) -> imap::error::Result<Option<String>> {
     let domain = "imap.gmail.com";
     let tls = native_tls::TlsConnector::builder().build().unwrap();
 
@@ -16,11 +29,12 @@ pub fn fetch_inbox_top(imap_username: &str, imap_password: &str) -> imap::error:
         .map_err(|e| e.0)?;
 
     // we want to fetch the first email in the INBOX mailbox
-    imap_session.select("INBOX")?;
+    imap_session.select("wgbot")?;
 
     // fetch message number 1 in this mailbox, along with its RFC822 field.
     // RFC 822 dictates the format of the body of e-mails
     let messages = imap_session.fetch("1", "RFC822")?;
+
     let message = if let Some(m) = messages.iter().next() {
         m
     } else {
@@ -34,9 +48,30 @@ pub fn fetch_inbox_top(imap_username: &str, imap_password: &str) -> imap::error:
         .to_string();
 
     println!("{}", body);
+    let mut split = body.lines();
+    let split_vec: Vec<&str> = split.collect();
+    let mut to_return : Option<String> = None;
+    for line in split_vec {
+        if line.contains("suchauftrag_detail") {
+            to_return = Some(String::from(line.trim_start()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    // now delete the email
+    let seq : Seq = message.message;
+    imap_session.store(format!("{}", seq), "+FLAGS (\\Deleted)")?;
+    imap_session.expunge()?;
+
+
+//    let result : Result<(), Error> = telegram.log("test message 3").await;
+//    match result {
+//        Ok(v) => println!("++ logged"),
+//        Err(e) => println!("++ error logging: {?}", e)
+//    }
 
     // be nice to the server and log out
     imap_session.logout()?;
 
-    Ok(Some(body))
+//    Ok(Some(body))
+    Ok(to_return)
 }
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7acda0d..c9eba3e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ use futures::StreamExt;
 use telegram_bot::*;
 use telegram_bot::{Api, Message, SendMessage, MessageKind, UpdateKind};
 mod email;
+mod tele;
+use tele::TStruct;
+use std::result::Result;
+use std::{thread, time};
+
 
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -19,11 +24,30 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let imap_password = env::var("IMAP_PASSWORD").expect("imap password is not set");
     let telegram_log_id: i64 = env::var("TELEGRAM_LOG_ID").expect("TELEGRAM_LOG_ID is not set").parse().unwrap();
 
-    let chatId = ChatId::new(telegram_log_id);
-    let s:SendMessage = SendMessage::new(chatId, "very cool that this is working");
-    api.send(s).await?;
+    let t:  TStruct = TStruct::new(api, telegram_log_id);
+    t.test();
+    t.log("++ wgbot is online").await?;
+
+    loop {
+       println!("++ fetching new emails");
+       let email = email::fetch_inbox_top(&imap_username, &imap_password, &t);
+        match email {
+            Ok(v) => {
+                println!("positive result");
+                match v {
+                    Some(x) => {
+                        let log_msg = format!("++ new listing: {}", x);
+                        t.log(&log_msg).await?;
+                    }
+                    None => println!("None returned")
+                }
+            },
+            Err(e) => println!("error: {:?}", e),
+        }
+        let wait_time = time::Duration::from_millis(5000);
+        thread::sleep(wait_time);
+    }
 
-//    email::fetch_inbox_top(&imap_username, &imap_password);
 //
 //    // Fetch new updates via long poll method
 //    let mut stream = api.stream();
diff --git a/src/tele.rs b/src/tele.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a105818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tele.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use telegram_bot::*;
+use telegram_bot::{Api, Message, SendMessage, MessageKind, UpdateKind};
+use std::result::Result;
+
+
+pub struct TStruct {
+    api: Api,
+    log_id: i64,
+    chat_id: ChatId
+}
+
+impl TStruct {
+    pub fn new(api: Api, log_id: i64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            api,
+            log_id,
+            chat_id: ChatId::new(log_id)
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn test(&self) {
+        println!("++ calling test function: {}", self.log_id);
+    }
+    pub async fn log(&self, msg: &str) -> Result<(), telegram_bot::Error> {
+        println!("++ attempting to log {}", msg);
+        let s:SendMessage = SendMessage::new(&self.chat_id, msg);
+        self.api.send(s).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
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