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+PopDel.py Manual Page
+author: Richard Harris
+email: rover@emptydog.com
+
+If you downloaded this Python app from the author's
+site or from a regular download site such as Simtel,
+the author still supports it and is happy to answer
+questions by email.
+See PopDel.py and COPYING for license information.
+See http://emptydog.com for more of the author's work.
+
+--------------files
+
+PopDel.py
+PopDel.manual (This file.)
+COPYING (The GNU license file.)
+
+--------------usage
+
+python PopDel.py your.pop.server username password
+
+----------------use
+
+PopDel stands for Pop Delete; this program deletes selected email from a
+pop mail server. I use fetchmail with a size limit of around 142k.
+Anything bigger than that triggers a fetchmail oversize message. This
+program is used to look at the subject lines in the mail headers on the
+server and lets you delete all those lovely, large MSOffice virus
+products.
+
+Run this app as above in a console. You get a numbered list of
+messages. Enter a number to delete or q to quit. When you quit you can
+confirm changes and send the quit confirmation to the pop server or
+abort.
+
+What could be simpler. After deletion, I run fetchmail without the size
+limit and pull down that Sandra Bullock trailer that turns out to be a
+virus anyway. But who cares, Linux is tougher than viruses.
+
+-------------caveats
+
+
+