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Added example cron script and more info.

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'archivemail' can save a lot of disk space and will significantly reduce 'archivemail' can save a lot of disk space and will significantly reduce
overhead on your mail reader. The number of days before mail is considered overhead on your mail reader. The number of days before mail is considered
'old' is up to you, but the default is 180 days. 'old' is up to you, but the default is 180 days. To see the options
archivemail supports, try running 'archivemail --help'.
'archivemail' currently works on mbox-format and maildir-format mailboxes, 'archivemail' currently works on mbox-format and maildir-format mailboxes,
and requires python v2.0 or greater. It also supports deleting old mail and requires python v2.0 or greater. It also supports deleting old mail
instead of archiving it. instead of archiving it with the '--delete' option.
The best way to run archivemail is from cron. Giving the '-q' option to
archivemail will make it quiet, only printing messages if something went
wrong.
archivemail is not exactly blazingly quick at the moment, but if you run it
from cron you won't mind. Archiving from maildir mailboxes instead of 'mbox'
is a lot quicker too, since we don't have to do to as much effort to delete
mail from the original mailbox.
Here is an example script I use for running archivemail from cron:
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#!/bin/sh
#set -x
set -e
ARCMAIL="archivemail --output-dir=$HOME/Mail/Archive/ "
$ARCMAIL --days 30 --delete $HOME/Mail/duplicates
$ARCMAIL --days 90 $HOME/Mail/bugtraq \
$HOME/Mail/debian-devel \
$HOME/Mail/debian-mentors \
$HOME/Mail/debian-user \
$HOME/Mail/jobs \
$HOME/Mail/linux-kernel \
$HOME/Mail/python-list \
$HOME/Mail/spam \
$HOME/Mail/spam-l \
$ARCMAIL $HOME/Mail/cm-melb \
$HOME/Mail/exsouthrock \
$HOME/Mail/received \
$HOME/Mail/sent \
$HOME/Mail/vim
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The archivemail website is at: http://archivemail.sourceforge.net/
-- Paul Rodger <paul@paulrodger.com>