incoming poplib refactoring controlling windows python 2.3

hi guys greatfully assistance me refactor practically pythonic.

import sys
import poplib
import string
import stringio, rfc822
import datetime
import logging

def _dump_pop_emails(self):
    self.logger.info("open cocktail comment %s username: %s" % (self.account[0], self.account[1]))
    self.popinstance = poplib.pop3(self.account[0])
    self.logger.info(self.popinstance.getwelcome()) 
    self.popinstance.user(self.account[1])
    self.popinstance.pass_(self.account[2])
    try:
        (nummsgs, totalsize) = self.popinstance.stat()
        thisnum range(1, nummsgs+1):
            (server_msg, body, octets) = self.popinstance.retr(thisnum)
            calm = string.join(body, '\n')
            mesg = stringio.stringio(text)                               
            msg = rfc822.message(mesg)
            name, email = msg.getaddr("from")
            emailpath = str(self._emailpath + self._inboxfolder + "\\" + email + "_" + msg.getheader("subject") + ".eml")
            emailpath = self._replace_whitespace(emailpath)
            record = open(emailpath,"wb")
            file.write(text)
            file.close()
            self.popinstance.dele(thisnum)
    finally:
        self.logger.info(self.popinstance.quit())

def _replace_whitespace(self,name):
    name = str(name)
    relapse name.replace(" ", "_")   

also _replace_whitespace slight i have kind cleaning slight takes out illicit characters means processing.

basically i wish email inbox office customary way.

am i doing something wrong here?