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Re: countmail.py

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Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> writes:

> This doesn't work with maildirs.
I don't use them and thus have nothing to work on. I'd consider adding
support if there was interest. This is the discussion and the script I
replaced in question:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/countmail-4175764150/

>> mailPattern = re.compile( r'^From: *[^Mail System Internal Data]' )

> I have _immediate_ red flags going up. I don't know specifics of how
> Python's "re.compile" works
That's the problem.

> "[^Mail System Internal Data]" bit is a character class that contains
> the invert of the characters within. I am dubious that Python has
> redefined what "[^...]" means.
It has not.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html
"Mail System Internal Data" is not a real mail message and thus should
*not* be counted. When I start Alpine with no mail, Alpine shows "no
mail", yet BSD countmail lists one message. That is incorrect. All this
is explained in the script.

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