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Re: mbox script



On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 02:28:58PM +0100, juman wrote:
> I am looking in to writing some scripts helping me archive old
> email etc and having a hard time finding some information about how to
> read the mbox (yes I know maildir is better/easier but for the moment
> that is not an option).

> How do I go in and delete an email in a mbox without corrupting
> anything? I have understood that what I can do is copy the mbox, modify
> it and then copy it back but is that the best thing to do?

I do not know exactly what you want to do, but maybe formail
is your friend.

Andreas Herceg