diff --git a/src/ImapLibrary/__init__.py b/src/ImapLibrary/__init__.py
index 1f28772..646fc96 100644
--- a/src/ImapLibrary/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ImapLibrary/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import imaplib
 import time
 import urllib2
+from email.parser import HeaderParser
 
 THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 execfile(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'version.py'))
@@ -15,14 +16,15 @@ class ImapLibrary(object):
     ROBOT_LIBRARY_VERSION = VERSION
     ROBOT_LIBRARY_SCOPE = 'GLOBAL'
 
-    port = 993
-
-    def open_mailbox(self, server, user, password):
+    def open_mailbox(self, server, user, password, ssl=True):
         """
         Open the mailbox on a mail server with a valid
         authentication.
         """
-        self.imap = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(server, self.port)
+        if ssl == True:
+            self.imap = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(server, 993)
+        else:
+            self.imap = imaplib.IMAP4(server, 143)            
         self.imap.login(user, password)
         self.imap.select()
 
@@ -101,6 +103,17 @@ def get_email_body(self, mailNumber):
         body = self.imap.fetch(mailNumber, '(BODY[TEXT])')[1][0][1].decode('quoted-printable')
         return body
 
+    def get_email_subject(self, mailNumber):
+        """
+        Returns an email subject
+
+        `mailNumber` is the index number of the mail to open
+        """
+        header_data = self.imap.fetch(mailNumber,'(BODY[HEADER.FIELDS (SUBJECT)])')[1][0][1]
+        parser = HeaderParser()
+        data = parser.parsestr(header_data)
+        return data['Subject']
+
     def _criteria(self, fromEmail, toEmail, status):
         crit = []
         if fromEmail: