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@@ -1,30 +1,16 @@
 [<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
 
-**Please be warned**: as for now, this works fine in normal link situations, but is discouraged to use it if your connection is sobbing, since it may cause some short freezes due to timeout issues. I am working on socket libraries to solve this.
+Shows mail count in a textbox fetching over IMAP.
 
-If you're a Python programmer, feel free to lend a hand.
-
----
-
-Shows mail status in a textbox over IMAP protocol.
-
-New mails are notified through a notification like this:
-
-       +---------------------------------------------------+
-       | +---+                                             |
-       | |\ /| donald@disney.org has 3 new messages        |
-       | +---+                                             |
-       |       Latest From: Mickey Mouse <boss@disney.org> |
-    |       Subject: Re: pay raise                      |
-    |                                                   |
-    |       Not after what you did yesterday.           |
-    |       Daisy told me everything [...]              |
-       |                                                   |
-       +---------------------------------------------------+
+       myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap(args)
 
-Text will be cut if the mail is too long.
+New mails are notified like this:
 
-       myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap(args)
+       +--------------------------------------------+
+       | +---+                                      |
+       | |\ /| donald@disney.org has 3 new messages |
+       | +---+                                      |
+       +--------------------------------------------+
 
 The function takes a table as argument. Required table parameters are:
 
@@ -40,8 +26,6 @@ Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
 --- | --- | --- | ---
 `port` | IMAP port | int | 993
 `timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 60
-`encoding` | Mail character encoding | string | autodetected
-`maxlen` | Maximum chars to display in notification | int | 200
 `is_plain` | Define whether `password` is a plain password (true) or a function that retrieves it (false) | boolean | false
 `settings` | User settings | function
 
@@ -60,20 +44,17 @@ and you'll have the same security provided by `~/.netrc`.
 
 When `is_plain == false`, it *executes* `password` before using it, so you can also use whatever password fetching solution you want.
 
-`settings` can use the string `mailcount`, whose possible values are:
+`settings` can use the value `mailcount`, an integer greater or equal to zero, and can modify `notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain. 
 
-- "0"
-- "invalid credentials"
-- string number
-
-and can modify `notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain. Default definition:
+Default definition:
 
     notification _preset = {
        icon = lain/icons/mail.png,
-       timeout = 8,
        position = "top_left"
     }
 
+Note that `mailcount` is 0 either if there are no new mails or credentials are invalid, so make sure you get the right settings.
+
 ### output 
 
 A textbox.
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