diff --git a/extractor.py b/extractor.py
index abe7dad..c095d07 100644
--- a/extractor.py
+++ b/extractor.py
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ from pprint import pprint as pp
 
 # Search folders, multiple directories can be given
 # TODO: A user will want to change this
-SEARCH_FOLDER = ['"Trash"', '"INBOX"'] 
+SEARCH_FOLDER = ['"Trash"', '"INBOX"']
 DEFAULT_MAIL_SERVER = 'mail.antipode.net'
 
+# Output file name
+OUTPUT_FILE = "recipient_list.txt"
+
 # No user parameters below this line
 ADDR_PATTERN = re.compile("<(.+)>")  # Finds email as <nospam@nospam.com>
 
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ ADDR_PATTERN = re.compile("<(.+)>")  # Finds email as <nospam@nospam.com>
 def connect(user, pwd, server=DEFAULT_MAIL_SERVER):
     """Connect to [the specified] mail server. Return an open connection"""
     conn = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(host=server,
-            ssl_context=ssl.create_default_context())
+                             ssl_context=ssl.create_default_context())
     try:
         conn.login(user, pwd)
     except imaplib.IMAP4.error:
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ def print_folders(conn):
 
 def get_mails_from_folder(conn, folder_name):
     """Fetch a specific folder (or label) from server"""
-    typ, data = conn.select(mailbox=folder_name, readonly=True)
+    typ, data = conn.select(mailbox=folder_name, readonly=False)  # Set readonly=False to mark messages as seen
     if typ != 'OK':
         print("Could not open specified folder. Known labels:")
         print_folders(conn)
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ def get_mails_from_folder(conn, folder_name):
 
     return data[0].split()
 
+
 def fetch_message(conn, msg_uid):
     """
     Fetch a specific message uid (not sequential id!) from the given folder;
@@ -96,32 +100,36 @@ def get_recipients(msg):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     username = input("Enter username: ")
-    password = input("Enter password: ")
+    password = getpass.getpass("Enter password: ")  # Use getpass to hide the password input
 
     # Connect
     mail_conn = connect(username, password)
 
-    # show folders of mail account
-    #print_folders(mail_conn)
+    # Open the output file in write mode
+    with open(OUTPUT_FILE, 'w') as file:
+        # Open folders and get list of email message uids
+        all_recipients = []
+        for folder in SEARCH_FOLDER:
+            # switch to folder
+            for mail_id in get_mails_from_folder(mail_conn, folder):
+                data = fetch_message(mail_conn, mail_id)
+                recip_list = get_recipients(data)
+                all_recipients.extend(recip_list)
 
-    # Open folders and get list of email message uids
-    all_recipients = []
+        unique_recipients = set(all_recipients)
+
+        # Write each recipient on a new line in the output file
+        for recipient in unique_recipients:
+            file.write(recipient + '\n')
+
+    # Delete the analyzed emails
     for folder in SEARCH_FOLDER:
-        # switch to folder
         for mail_id in get_mails_from_folder(mail_conn, folder):
-            data = fetch_message(mail_conn, mail_id)
-            recip_list = get_recipients(data)
-            all_recipients.extend(recip_list)
-
-        mail_conn.close()
+            mail_conn.store(mail_id, '+FLAGS', '\\Deleted')  # Mark the email as deleted
+        mail_conn.expunge()  # Permanently remove the deleted emails
 
+    # Close the connection
+    mail_conn.close()
     mail_conn.logout()
 
-    # Very unsophisticated way of showing the recipient list
-    print("List of all recipients:")
-    print("------------")
-    pp(all_recipients)
-
-    print("\n\n List of all UNIQUE recipients:")
-    print("-------------------------------")
-    pp(set(all_recipients))
\ No newline at end of file
+    print("Recipient list generated successfully and analyzed emails erased.")