Archivemail version 0.7.2 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.7.2

      View the most recent changes for the archivemail port at: archivemail.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for archivemail.
      The raw portfile for archivemail 0.7.2 is located here:
      http://archivemail.darwinports.com/dports/mail/archivemail/Portfile
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      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The archivemail Portfile 53972 2009-07-17 12:49:35Z snc macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      PortGroup python25 1.0

      Name: archivemail
      Version: 0.7.2
      Revision: 1
      Category: mail python
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: archive and compress old email
      Long Description: archivemail is a tool written in Python for archiving and compressing old email in mailboxes. It can move messages older than the specified number of days to a separate mbox format mailbox that is compressed with gzip, or optionally just delete old email.

      Homepage: http://archivemail.sourceforge.net
      Master Sites: sourceforge
      Checksums: md5 e444424688e6ec063e829176e4eb62e2 sha1 0ff9b8991b04f09cf9536c45b6f9e05d2427a459 rmd160 da85dff5114100d76f8f5ac19172d8a557801455

      destroot.destdir --prefix=${prefix} --root=${destroot} --install-data=${destroot}${prefix}/share

      post-destroot {
      xinstall -d ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      xinstall -W ${worksrcpath} CHANGELOG FAQ README TODO ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      }

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/archivemail
      % sudo port install archivemail
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching archivemail
      ---> Verifying checksum for archivemail
      ---> Extracting archivemail
      ---> Configuring archivemail
      ---> Building archivemail with target all
      ---> Staging archivemail into destroot
      ---> Installing archivemail
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using archivemail with these commands:
      %  man archivemail
      % apropos archivemail
      % which archivemail
      % locate archivemail

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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