Re: [dev] Suckless ML archiver?

From: markus schnalke <meillo_AT_marmaro.de>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:46:56 +0100

[2012-03-17 16:06] Scott Lawrence <bytbox_AT_gmail.com>
> On Sat, 17 Mar 2012, Anselm R Garbe wrote:
> > On 17 March 2012 20:56, Scott Lawrence <bytbox_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Sat, 17 Mar 2012, Anselm R Garbe wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The mlmmj output format is a directory consisting of files (1-n) where
> >>> each contains a single message in mbox format. The number (1-n) is
> >>> incremented for each message. For instance the dev_AT_suckless.org
> >>> mailing list directory contains 11359 message files as of now. You
> >>> could extend your archiver to work on such a directory structure. Once
> >>> done, I would give it a go on the dev_AT_suckless.org messages.
> >>
> >> A single message in mbox format? Or a single message in RFC5322 format (as
> >> typically found in mboxes)? Or single message in not-quite-standard format
> >> (such as used by pipermail behind the scenes)?
> >
> > Sorry for the confusion, it is rfc5322 format.

That means, if you add a `.mh_sequences' file, then you have an MH
mail folder -- great.

> Oh, if it's just rfc5322, then a simple 'cat' won't do (slark expects an
> actual mbox ATM).

If you have nmh installed, then you can use packf(1) to generate an
mbox, even to stdout (packf -file /dev/stdout | ...)

AFAIK the differences between an mbox containing one message and a
plain RFC822 message (MH mail store format) are the `From ' line (line
number 1) and that each subsequenc line starting with ``From '' will
be prefixed with `>'. Awk will convert the format easily for you.


meillo
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