Fixed a bug where the long --suffix option was not working (although the

short option, '-s' was).

Added time-based format directives to the --suffix option, so that you
can do things like specify --suffix='%B%Y' to create archives named
after the current month and year.

Added some more tests to test_archivemail.py

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 
+Version 0.4.4   - 27 April 2002
+  * Fixed a bug where the long --suffix option was not working (although the 
+    short option, '-s' was).
+  * Added time-based format directives to the --suffix option, so that you 
+    can do things like specify --suffix='%B%Y' to create archives named
+    after the current month and year
+  * Added some more tests to test_archivemail.py
+
 Version 0.4.3   - 26 April 2002
   * Fixed a couple of bugs where I was using python version 2.2 syntax that
     was giving errors in python v2.0 and v2.1. 

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VERSION=0.4.3
+VERSION=0.4.4
 VERSION_TAG=v$(subst .,_,$(VERSION))
 TARFILE=archivemail-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 

README

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module, although the zlib module comes with most python installations.  If you
 are compiling your own version of python < version 2.2, make sure you
 uncomment the 'zlib' moduile in Modules/Setup in the python source directory.
 
-You can check to see if you version of python has the 'zlib' module by 
+You can check to see if your version of python has the 'zlib' module by 
 trying this:
 
     flare:~$ python

TODO

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Goals for next minor release (0.4.4):
+Goals for next minor release (0.4.5):
 -------------------------------------
 * Think about the best way to specify the names of archives created with
   possibly an --archive-name option.
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ Goals for next minor release (0.4.4):
 
 Goals for next major release (0.5.0):
 -------------------------------------
+* Add a --size option to only archive messages greater than a certain byte
+  size.
 * Lock any original .gz files 
   - is this necessary?
 * Check for symlink attacks for tempfiles (although we don't use /var/tmp)
 
 Longer Term goals:
 ------------------
+* Add an option to not cut threads.
 * Add MMDF mailbox support
 * Add Babyl mailbox support
 * Add option to archive depending on mailbox size threshold 

archivemail.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Website: http://archivemail.sourceforge.net/
 """
 
 # global administrivia 
-__version__ = "archivemail v0.4.3"
+__version__ = "archivemail v0.4.4"
 __cvs_id__ = "$Id$"
 __copyright__ = """Copyright (C) 2002  Paul Rodger <paul@paulrodger.com>
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Options:
             opts, args = getopt.getopt(args, '?D:Vd:hno:qs:uv', 
                              ["date=", "days=", "delete", "dry-run", "help",
                              "include-flagged", "no-compress", "output-dir=", 
-                             "preserve-unread", "quiet", "suffix", "verbose", 
+                             "preserve-unread", "quiet", "suffix=", "verbose", 
                              "version", "warn-duplicate"])
         except getopt.error, msg:
             user_error(msg)
@@ -858,7 +858,11 @@ def archive(mailbox_name):
     set_signal_handlers()
     os.umask(077) # saves setting permissions on mailboxes/tempfiles
 
-    final_archive_name = mailbox_name + options.archive_suffix
+    # allow the user to embed time formats such as '%B' in the suffix string
+    parsed_suffix = time.strftime(options.archive_suffix, 
+        time.localtime(time.time()))
+
+    final_archive_name = mailbox_name + parsed_suffix
     if options.output_dir:
         final_archive_name = os.path.join(options.output_dir, 
                 os.path.basename(final_archive_name))

archivemail.sgml

@@ -125,11 +125,66 @@ read.
     <Option>-s <Replaceable/NAME/, --suffix=<Replaceable/NAME/</Option>
 </Term>
 <ListItem><Para>
-Use the suffix <Replaceable/NAME/ to create the filename used for archive
+Use the suffix <Replaceable/NAME/ to create the filename used for archives.  
-mailboxes.  The default is <filename>_archive</filename>. For example, if you
+The default is <filename>_archive</filename>. For example, if you
 run <Command/archivemail/ on a mailbox called
-<filename>exsouthrock</filename>, any archive mailbox file will be created
+<filename>exsouthrock</filename>, the archive will be created
 with the filename <filename>exsouthrock_archive.gz</filename>.
+</Para>
+
+<Para>
+<Replaceable/NAME/ is run through the &python; <application/time.strftime()/
+function, which means that you can specify any of the following special
+directives in <Replaceable/NAME/ to make archives named after the current
+date:
+
+<itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para><option>%a</option> 
+    Locale's abbreviated weekday name.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%A</option> 
+    Locale's full weekday name.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%b</option> 
+    Locale's abbreviated month name.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%B</option> 
+    Locale's full month name.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%c</option> 
+    Locale's appropriate date and time representation.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%d</option> 
+    Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%H</option> 
+    Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%I</option> 
+    Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number [01,12].</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%j</option> 
+    Day of the year as a decimal number [001,366].</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%m</option> 
+    Month as a decimal number [01,12].</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%M</option> 
+    Minute as a decimal number [00,59].</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%p</option> 
+    Locale's equivalent of either AM or PM.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%S</option> 
+    Second as a decimal number [00,61]. (1)</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%U</option> 
+    Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53]. All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%w</option> 
+    Weekday as a decimal number [0(Sunday),6].</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%W</option> 
+    Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53]. All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%x</option> 
+    Locale's appropriate date representation.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%X</option> 
+    Locale's appropriate time representation.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%y</option> 
+    Year without century as a decimal number [00,99].</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%Y</option> 
+    Year with century as a decimal number.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%Z</option> 
+    Time zone name (or by no characters if no time zone exists).</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para><option>%%</option> 
+    A literal "%" character.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
 </Para></ListItem>
 </VarListEntry>
 
@@ -296,6 +351,16 @@ are older than 180 days to a compressed mailbox called
 </screen>
 </Para>
 
+<Para>
+To archive all messages in the mailbox <filename>debian-user</filename> that
+are older than 180 days to a compressed mailbox called
+<filename>debian-user_April_2002.gz</filename> (where the current month and
+year is April, 2002) in the current directory: 
+<screen>
+<prompt>bash$ </prompt><userinput>archivemail --suffix '_%B_%Y' debian-user</userinput>
+</screen>
+</Para>
+
 <Para>
 To archive all messages in the mailbox <filename>cm-melb</filename> that
 are older than the first of January 2002 to a compressed mailbox called

setup.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ check_python_version()  # define & run this early - 'distutils.core' is new
 from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(name="archivemail",
-      version="0.4.3",
+      version="0.4.4",
       description="archive and compress old email",
       license="GNU GPL",
       url="http://archivemail.sourceforge.net/",

test_archivemail.py

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import copy
 import fcntl
 import filecmp
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 import stat
 import tempfile
@@ -252,6 +253,10 @@ class TestOptionDefaults(unittest.TestCase):
         """we should not archive flagged messages by default"""
         self.assertEqual(archivemail.options.include_flagged, 0)
 
+    def testPreserveUnread(self):
+        """we should not preserve unread messages by default"""
+        self.assertEqual(archivemail.options.preserve_unread, 0)
+
 ########## archivemail.is_older_than_days() unit testing #################
 
 class TestIsTooOld(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -349,22 +354,31 @@ class TestArchiveMbox(unittest.TestCase):
         archivemail.options.quiet = 1
 
     def testOld(self):
-        """archiving an old mailbox should create an exact archive"""
+        """archiving an old mailbox"""
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+        for execute in ("package", "system"):
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
+            self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+            shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            if execute == "package":
-        self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
+                archivemail.options.quiet = 1
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+                archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+            elif execute == "system":
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
+                run = "./archivemail.py --quiet %s" % self.mbox_name
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
+            else:
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+                sys.exit(1)
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+            self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
+            new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+            self.tearDown()
 
     def testOldFromInBody(self):
         """archiving an old mailbox with 'From ' in the body"""
@@ -384,28 +398,6 @@ This is after the ^From line"""
         assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
         assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
 
-    def testOldSystem(self):
-        """archiving an old mailbox via system should create an archive"""
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-
-        run = "./archivemail.py --quiet %s" % self.mbox_name
-        self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
-        self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
-
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
-
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
-
     def testDateSystem(self):
         """test that the --date option works as expected"""
         test_headers = (
@@ -459,117 +451,88 @@ This is after the ^From line"""
                 self.tearDown()
 
     def testMixed(self):
-        """archiving a mixed mailbox should make a mixed-archive"""
+        """archiving a mixed mailbox"""
-        self.new_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
+        for execute in ("package", "system"):
-        self.old_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+            self.new_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
-        self.mbox_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            self.old_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
-        shutil.copyfile(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name)
+            self.mbox_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        append_file(self.old_mbox, self.mbox_name)
+            shutil.copyfile(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name)
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+            append_file(self.old_mbox, self.mbox_name)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            if execute == "package":
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name, shallow=0))
+                archivemail.options.quiet = 1
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
+                archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            elif execute == "system":
-        self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
+                run = "./archivemail.py --quiet %s" % self.mbox_name
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+                self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            else:
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.old_mbox, shallow=0))
+                sys.exit(1)
-
+            assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
-    def testMixedSystem(self):
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name, shallow=0))
-        """archiving a mixed mailbox via system should make a mixed-archive"""
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
-        self.new_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        self.old_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+            self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
-        self.mbox_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
-        shutil.copyfile(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name)
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        append_file(self.old_mbox, self.mbox_name)
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.old_mbox, shallow=0))
-        run = "./archivemail.py --quiet %s" % self.mbox_name
+            self.tearDown()
-        self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name, shallow=0))
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.old_mbox, shallow=0))
 
     def testNew(self):
-        """archiving a new mailbox should not create an archive""" 
+        """archiving a new mailbox""" 
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
+        for execute in ("package", "system"):
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
+            self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+            shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            if execute == "package":
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+                archivemail.options.quiet = 1
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+                archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+            elif execute == "system":
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
+                run = "./archivemail.py --quiet %s" % self.mbox_name
-        assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
+            else:
+                sys.exit(1)
+            assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+            new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
+            assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            self.tearDown()
 
-    def testNewSystem(self):
-        """archiving a new mailbox via system should not create an archive""" 
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-        run = "./archivemail.py --quiet %s" % self.mbox_name
-        self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
-        assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name))
 
     def testOldExisting(self):
         """archiving an old mailbox with an existing archive"""
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+        for execute in ("package", "system"):
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) 
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, archive_name) # archive has 3 msgs
+            shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) 
-        append_file(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) # copy now has 6 msgs
+            shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, archive_name) # archive has 3 msgs
-        self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip %s" % archive_name), 0)
+            append_file(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) # copy now has 6 msgs
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+            self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip %s" % archive_name), 0)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            if execute == "package":
-        self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
+                archivemail.options.quiet = 1
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+                archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+            elif execute == "system":
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
+                run = "./archivemail.py --quiet %s" % self.mbox_name
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
+            else:
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+                sys.exit(1)
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+            self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
-
+            new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-    def testOldExistingSystem(self):
+            self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
-        """archiving an old mailbox via system with an existing archive"""
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) 
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, archive_name) # archive has 3 msgs
+            self.tearDown()
-        append_file(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) # copy now has 6 msgs
-        self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip %s" % archive_name), 0)
-        run = "./archivemail.py --quiet %s" % self.mbox_name
-        self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
-        self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive.gz"
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
 
     def testOldWeirdHeaders(self):
-        """old mailboxes with weird headers should create an exact archive"""
+        """archiving old mailboxes with weird headers"""
         weird_headers = (
             {   # we should archive even though date < epoch
                 'From_' : 'sender@dummy.domain Sat Feb 09 02:35:07 1962',
@@ -694,7 +657,6 @@ class TestArchiveMboxPreserveStatus(unittest.TestCase):
             headers={"Status":"RO"})
         self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
         shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-
         archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
         assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
         self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
@@ -710,7 +672,6 @@ class TestArchiveMboxPreserveStatus(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
         self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
         shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-
         archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
         assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
         assert(filecmp.cmp(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
@@ -726,6 +687,50 @@ class TestArchiveMboxPreserveStatus(unittest.TestCase):
                 os.remove(name)
 
 
+class TestArchiveMboxSuffix(unittest.TestCase):
+    """make sure the 'suffix' option works"""
+    def testSuffix(self):
+        """archiving with specified --suffix arguments"""
+        for suffix in ("_static_", "_%B_%Y", "-%Y-%m-%d"):
+            for execute in ("system_long", "system_short", "package"):
+                self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+                self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+                shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
+                if execute == "system_long":
+                    run = "./archivemail.py --quiet --suffix='%s' %s" % \
+                        (suffix, self.mbox_name)
+                    self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
+                elif execute == "system_short":
+                    run = "./archivemail.py --quiet -s'%s' %s" % \
+                        (suffix, self.mbox_name)
+                    self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
+                elif execute == "package":
+                    archivemail.options.archive_suffix = suffix
+                    archivemail.options.quiet = 1
+                    archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+                else:
+                    sys.exit(1)
+                assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+                self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
+                parsed_suffix = time.strftime(suffix, time.localtime(time.time()))
+                archive_name = self.mbox_name + parsed_suffix + ".gz"
+                assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                self.assertEqual(os.system("gzip -d %s" % archive_name), 0)
+                archive_name = re.sub("\.gz$", "", archive_name)
+                assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+                os.remove(archive_name)
+                self.tearDown()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        archivemail.options.quiet = 0
+        archivemail.options.archive_suffix = "_archive"
+        archive = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+        for name in (self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, archive, archive + ".gz"):
+            if os.path.exists(name):
+                os.remove(name)
+
+
 class TestArchiveMboxFlagged(unittest.TestCase):
     """make sure the 'include_flagged' option works"""
     def setUp(self):
@@ -738,7 +743,6 @@ class TestArchiveMboxFlagged(unittest.TestCase):
             headers={"X-Status":"F"})
         self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
         shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-
         archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
         assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
         assert(filecmp.cmp(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
@@ -752,7 +756,6 @@ class TestArchiveMboxFlagged(unittest.TestCase):
             headers={"X-Status":"F"})
         self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
         shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-
         archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
         assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
         assert(filecmp.cmp(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
@@ -766,7 +769,6 @@ class TestArchiveMboxFlagged(unittest.TestCase):
             headers={"X-Status":"F"})
         self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
         shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-
         archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
         assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
         self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
@@ -798,69 +800,113 @@ class TestArchiveMboxUncompressed(unittest.TestCase):
         archivemail.options.no_compress = 1
 
     def testOld(self):
-        """archiving an old mailbox uncompressed should create an ok archive"""
+        """archiving an old mailbox uncompressed"""
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+        for execute in ("package", "system"):
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
+            self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+            shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            if execute == "package":
-        self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
+                archivemail.options.no_compress = 1
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+                archivemail.options.quiet = 1
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+                archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            elif execute == "system":
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                run = "./archivemail.py --no-compress --quiet %s" % \
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+                    self.mbox_name
-        assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name + ".gz"))
+                self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
+            else:
+                sys.exit(1)
+            assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
+            new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+            assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name + ".gz"))
+            self.tearDown()
 
     def testNew(self):
-        """archiving a new mailbox uncompressed should not create an archive"""
+        """archiving a new mailbox uncompressed"""
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
+        for execute in ("package", "system"):
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
+            self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+            shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            if execute == "package":
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+                archivemail.options.no_compress = 1
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+                archivemail.options.quiet = 1
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+                archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            elif execute == "system":
-        assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                run = "./archivemail.py --no-compress --quiet %s" % \
-        assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name + ".gz"))
+                    self.mbox_name
+                self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
+            else:
+                sys.exit(1)
+            assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+            new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name + ".gz"))
+            self.tearDown()
 
     def testMixed(self):
-        """archiving a mixed mailbox uncompressed should create a mixed archive"""
+        """archiving a mixed mailbox uncompressed"""
-        self.new_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
+        for execute in ("package", "system"):
-        self.old_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+            self.new_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 179))
-        self.mbox_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            self.old_mbox = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
-        shutil.copyfile(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name)
+            self.mbox_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        append_file(self.old_mbox, self.mbox_name)
+            shutil.copyfile(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name)
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+            append_file(self.old_mbox, self.mbox_name)
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            if execute == "package":
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name, shallow=0))
+                archivemail.options.no_compress = 1
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+                archivemail.options.quiet = 1
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.old_mbox, shallow=0))
+            elif execute == "system":
-        assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name + ".gz"))
+                run = "./archivemail.py --no-compress --quiet %s" % \
+                    self.mbox_name
+                self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
+            else:
+                sys.exit(1)
+            assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(self.new_mbox, self.mbox_name, shallow=0))
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.old_mbox, shallow=0))
+            assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name + ".gz"))
+            self.tearDown()
 
     def testOldExists(self):
-        """archiving an old mailbox without compressing with an existing archive"""
+        """archiving an old mailbox uncopressed with an existing archive"""
-        self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
+        for execute in ("package", "system"):
-        self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.mbox_name = make_mbox(messages=3, hours_old=(24 * 181))
-        self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
+            self.mbox_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            self.copy_name = tempfile.mktemp()
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) 
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
-        shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, archive_name) # archive has 3 msgs
+            shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) 
-        append_file(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) # copy now has 6 msgs
+            shutil.copyfile(self.mbox_name, archive_name) # archive has 3 msgs
-        archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
+            append_file(self.mbox_name, self.copy_name) # copy now has 6 msgs
-        assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            if execute == "package":
-        self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
+                archivemail.options.no_compress = 1
-        new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+                archivemail.options.quiet = 1
-        self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+                archivemail.archive(self.mbox_name)
-        archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            elif execute == "system":
-        assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+                run = "./archivemail.py --no-compress --quiet %s" % \
-        assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+                    self.mbox_name
-        assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name + ".gz"))
+                self.assertEqual(os.system(run), 0)
+            else:
+                sys.exit(1)
+            assert(os.path.exists(self.mbox_name))
+            self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(self.mbox_name), 0)
+            new_mode = os.stat(self.mbox_name)[stat.ST_MODE]
+            self.assertEqual(self.mbox_mode, new_mode)
+            archive_name = self.mbox_name + "_archive"
+            assert(os.path.exists(archive_name))
+            assert(filecmp.cmp(archive_name, self.copy_name, shallow=0))
+            assert(not os.path.exists(archive_name + ".gz"))
+            self.tearDown()
 
     def tearDown(self):
         archivemail.options.quiet = 0