From 372b45d7b006130f6464fe373b963f8f9b905883 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nikolaus Schulz Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 23:24:48 +0000 Subject: index.html: major overhaul: re-edited and partly rewritten. Some notably changes: * don't make so much noise about archivemail being a python program; * add little box with current version information; * partly reworded for a more friendly, inviting tone (hopefully); * removed some superfluous links to trivial information like the pyhon.org website; * link changelog and TODO file to HEAD in the svn browser instead of using (obsolete) copies; * warmly encourage svn access; * drop dead link to article about archivemail. --- index.html | 238 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 1 file changed, 135 insertions(+), 103 deletions(-) (limited to 'index.html') diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 7586e01..2d38652 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -4,12 +4,26 @@ - archivemail - a tool for archiving and compressing old email + archivemail – a tool for archiving and compressing old email @@ -17,17 +31,22 @@ span.mail {text-decoration: underline;}

archivemail

-

Description

- +
+
+ Latest version: 0.7.1
+ Released on 2007-11-07 +
+

What is it?

-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. - -

Why should I use it?

+archivemail is a tool for archiving and compressing +old email in mailboxes. +It moves messages older than the specified number of +days to a separate mbox format mailbox that is +compressed with gzip. +It can also just delete old email rather than archive it. + +

What can it do for me?

Maybe some of your mailboxes are quite large (eg, over 10,000 messages) and they are taking a while to load in your mail reader. Perhaps they are taking @@ -41,119 +60,132 @@ compressed mailbox will mean:

  • You won't be confronted with semi-obsolete mail all the time.

    +You can also use archivemail as a simple backup +tool. -If you would prefer to just delete old email rather than archive it, -archivemail can do that too. -

    - -

    Current Release

    -

    - The current release is version 0.7.0, - and is ready for download. Older versions are available here. -

    - - -

    Features

    - +

    Features overview

    Documentation

    - - - -

    Articles

    - - -

    License

    -This software is licensed under the -GNU GPL. -See the file COPYING for more information. - -

    Requirements

    +The archivemail manpage is the primary documentation +for archivemail. +To see what has changed in the latest version, check the release notes. +If you want to have a closer look at the current development status, here's the + +CHANGELOG and the +TODO list, fresh from the repository. + +

    Where can I get it?

    -archivemail requires python version 2.3. It also uses some -optional python modules, but these should be pretty much standard; if you get an -ImportError nonetheless, please report it, thanks. (For contact addresses see -below.) +You can grab the latest version of archivemail +directly from the archivemail +download area at Sourceforge. +There will hopefully be up-to-date binary RPM packages at the +OpenSUSE build +service for SUSE Linux and Fedora Core 5 soon. +Also, many Linux distributions provide packages; e.g. there is a +Debian +package.

    - -Python is available from -http://www.python.org/ - -

    Download

    +archivemail is written in Python, and hacking it is +easy and fun; you can check out the source from the subversion repository with +the following command: +
    +svn co https://archivemail.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/archivemail/trunk +

    -archivemail can be downloaded from the -archivemail -download area on Sourceforge or via -Subversion. +See also the short +introduction to subversion access at sourceforge. + + + +

    Getting involved

    + + +

    Requirements

    -There should soon be binary RPM packages at -the OpenSUSE build -service for SUSE Linux and Fedora Core 5. There is also a -debian -package. +archivemail requires Python 2.3 or newer. +It also uses some optional python modules, but these should be pretty much +standard; if you get an ImportError nonetheless, please +report it, thanks. -

    Support

    - +

    License

    +

    +This software is licensed under the terms of the +GNU GPL, either +version 2 of the license, or any later version.

    Credits

    -archivemail was written by Paul Rodger -<paul at paulrodger dot -com>
    -and is currently maintained by Peter Poeml <poeml -at suse dot de>, Nikolaus Schulz -<microschulz at web dot -de> and Brandon Knitter. +archivemail was written by Paul Rodger +<paul at paulrodger dot + com> +and is currently maintained by Peter Poeml <poeml + at suse dot de>, Nikolaus Schulz <microschulz@web.de> +and Brandon Knitter.

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