🚀 go-pugleaf

A while back, someone asked for a program to make a Digest out of a
Waffle 1.65 mailbox.  That was right in the middle of the last big RFC
war, I think.

I have just uploaded makedig.zip to halcyon.  It's also available from
my fileserver.  Makedig turns a 1.65 mailbox file into a Digest that
meets all the specifications of RFC 1153.  A copy of RFC 1153 is even
included, in case you don't have your own at hand.

Makedig creates the Digest to standard output, with a Date: and Subject:
header line already placed, so you can pipe directly into rnews or
rmail.  Makedig will also write the digest to a file (without the Date:
and Subject:).  If an admin.txt file is present, an Administrivia
section is included.  Summary lines may be optionally retained.

Included with makedig IS mailidx.  Mailidx essentially does the same
thing as 'makebox -i mailbox.f', but doesn't demand a newline at the end
of a mail item.

I suggested /pub/waffle/misc to halcyon.  Meanwhile, it's in
/pub/incoming.  To get the package from me, send mail to
file-request%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu with the line

/get makedig.zip

As long as your signature sterts with "--\n", you won't get the
helpfile unless you ask. ;->
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