Re: how to open local mbox

[Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>]

>> i have an mbox file fetched off the net.  my localhost, a laptop, is not
>> running an mta.  i can not open it as a + as it is an mbox.  clue bat
>> please
> Yeah, somebody really should implement read-only support for mbox in
> Wanderlust.

'zactly

> In the meantime, install (n)mh (« apt-get install nmh » under Debian),
> and say:
> 
>   $ install-mh -auto
>   $ inc -file /path/to/mbox
> 
> After that, the contents of the mbox will be in your +inbox folder, and
> you can use Wanderlust to file them wherever you wish.

ewww!  the mbox i wanna read is > 200mB.  i do not want it in my inbox.

the hack i use to convert to mh is a cute python swiss army knife.
http://rg3.name/200711221740.html

randy