Ruby script to open a web browser and log into an email account

[SalzunW1]

I've seen a Ruby script that could check web-based email accounts (e.g., gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.) by opening a web browser. I'm not sure what triggers the yahoo captcha challenge. However, I'd like to know if there was free Ruby code for a script to check email accounts. In the script you hardcode the username and password. I don't have much experience with Ruby.
This isn't homework, and I'm not trying to spam anyone. You can send it to me after a semester would normally end (e.g., 12/21/12). But assistance sooner would be very
appreciated.

 

[mikrom]

Try something for testing web applications, for example

http://mechanize.rubyforge.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watir