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NAME
getattach.pl - Utility to retrieve attachments from a mailbox
CONTENTS
Synopsis
Description
Options
Examples
See Also
Bugs
Todo
Author
Last Update
SYNOPSIS
getattach.pl [-h|--help] [-m|--mbox=mailboxfile] [-b|--basedir=path] [-d|--display] [--install] [-v|--verbose] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
getattach.pl is a Perl script which can be used to retrieve all email attachments
and save them in a destination directory. This is useful, for instance, if you recieve
several image files as attachments in your email directories.
getattach.pl redirects warnings and error messages to the file.
errlog.txt
which is created in the current directory.
OPTIONS
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-h or --help |
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Display helpful syntax information.
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-m or --mbox |
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Select mailbox to scan for email attachments.
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-b or --basedir |
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Path to save attachments to.
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-d or --display |
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Display text messages to standard output.
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-v or --verbose |
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Display message header information to standard output.
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--version |
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Display current version of getattach.pl
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--install |
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[Not implemented yet]
Install required CPAN modules. Must be run as root.
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EXAMPLES
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getattach.pl -m ~/mailbox -b ~/images |
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Get all email attachments from mailbox file mailbox in the users home
directory and save them to the images directory in the users home directory.
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getattach.pl -m ~/evolution/local/Inbox/mbox -b ~/attachments |
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Get all email from the evolution mail folder 'Inbox' and save them in
the attachments directory in the users home directory.
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SEE ALSO
Mail::Box(3), Date::Manip(3)
BUGS
Some strange behavior seen in dependent modules. Will debug these shortly.
TODO
Finish implementing GUI frontend for getattach.pl.
Add more error handling code.
Integration with evolution and/or other mail clients.
Automatic module installation.
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AUTHOR
Michael A. Uman <muman@softwaremagic.net>
LAST UPDATE
$Date: 2003/10/09 07:44:32 $
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