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From: kjones@talos.pm.com (Kyle Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.mh
Subject: Re: Mail handler that uses compressed storage?
Message-ID: <1990Aug21.150330.2601@talos.pm.com>
Date: 21 Aug 90 15:03:30 GMT
References: <38129@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <11368@ogicse.ogi.edu>
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Paul M. Aoki writes:
 > Is there a mail handler floating around that uses some kind of
 > compressed archival storage (compressed mbox/ar/tar/whatever,
 > zoo, zip, arc)?  Bonus points for one that doesn't use the
 > now-politically-incorrect LZW algorithm ..

VM, a mailer that runs under GNU Emacs, in conjunction with the
Emacs-Lisp package crypt.el, can be made to deal with mail in
compressed, compacted or encrypted folders.

Both VM and crypt.el are obtainable from me.  Emacs you'll have to
find for yourself.  :)