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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1991-06-04 20:36:54 (GMT)
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+#! /usr/local/python
+
+# Print From and Subject of messages in $MAIL.
+# Extension to multiple mailboxes and other bells & whistles are left
+# as exercises for the reader.
+
+import posix
+
+# Open mailbox file. Exits with exception when this fails.
+
+mail = open(posix.environ['MAIL'], 'r')
+
+while 1:
+ line = mail.readline()
+ if not line: break # EOF
+ if line[:5] = 'From ':
+ # Start of message found
+ print line[:-1],
+ while 1:
+ line = mail.readline()
+ if not line: break # EOF
+ if line = '\n': break # Blank line ends headers
+ if line[:8] = 'Subject:':
+ print `line[9:-1]`,
+ print