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NAME

       wmf - convert and index mails in html format.

SYNOPSIS

       wmf [ options ]

DESCRIPTION

       WMF (Web Mail Folder) generates html-pages from email. Source can be a file or stdin.

OPTIONS

       Available command line options are the following:

       -?     Print a summary of command line options.

       -a url About link. If this link presents it will be placed to the index section.

       -c file
	      Another configurationfile (default ~/.wmfrc)

       -d directory
	      Where all the files write to (default ./)

       -e command
	      Mail-command (default MAILTO:)

       -f permission
	      Set file permission after creation. Numeric mode only like chown (1)

       -h     Print a summary of command line options.

       -l days
	      Daylimit, mails older then <days> day won't be listed in the indexes.  0 = no limit (default=0).

       -m mbox
	      Name of the mailbox file, - is used for stdin.

       -n name
	      Name of the mail folder.

       -p lines
	      Lines / page index. 0 = only one page (default 0).  Threads won't be brocken.

       -r     Reverse sorting.

       -t level
	      threading level limitation

       -v     Print the programname and the version.

       -w mode
	      Write-mode  (0=indexing  1=overwrite  2=append  3=append no index).  Mode 0: If you made changes manual or anything went wrong until
	      indexing.  Mode 1: If you want to start from scratch witch one big mbox file.  Warning: All files in the directory will  be  deleted
	      !!!  Mode 2: If you want to extend an existing archive.  Mode 3: Specialy made if you need to convert emails stored in single files.
	      After converting all files you can call WMF again in Mode 0 for indexing.

       -x level
	      Debug level (Bit0=Functions Bit1=Information Bit2=Fileoperations)

ENVIROMENT

       All switches can be defined with enviroments.

       WMF_CONFIG
	      Another configurationfile (default ~/.wmfrc)

       WMF_DAYS
	      Daylimit, mails older then <days> day won't be listed in the indexes. 0 = no limit (default=0)

       WMF_DEBUG
	      Debug level (Bit0=Functions Bit1=Information Bit2=Fileoperations)

       WMF_EXTENSION
	      Define the file extension (default=".html").

       WMF_DIR
	      Where all the files write to (default ./)

       WMF_LINES
	      Lines / page index. 0 = only one page (default 0) Threads won't be brocken.

       WMF_MBOX
	      Name of the mailbox, - is used for stdin

       WMF_MCMD
	      Mail-command (default MAILTO:)

       WMF_NAME
	      Name of the mailinglist

       WMF_RSORT
	      Reverse sorting

       WMF_WMODE
	      Write-mode (0=indexing 1=append 2=overwrite)

EXAMPLES

AUTHOR

       Norbert Kuemin <norbert.kuemin@gmx.net>

FILES

       ~/.wmfrc

SEE ALSO

       wmfrc (1), procmail (1)

NOTES

       Thanks to all the people, who sent emails with bug-reports and suggestions.

BUGS

       There will always rest one bug (Murphys law). If you find it, so please report it to Norbert.Kuemin@gmx.net

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 1996, 1997 by Norbert Kuemin.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as  published	by
       the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This  program  is  distributed  in  the	hope  that  it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER-
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free  Software  Foundation,
       Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

4th Berkeley Distribution					   November 1996							    WMF(1)