MaSheD is here, Work from anywhere; MaSheD is a MAil SHEell Daemon in python. The daemon parses new mails recieved in the mailbox and executes them in a shell returning the output. Just send mails to your email address and MaSheD will do the rest.
This software aims to execute commands which are sent through email. Periodically, it reads email which match a certain subject, and runs the commands which are inside. Of course, the emails have to be signed...