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<H2><a name="general">General</a></H2>
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<h3><img src="monicon.gif" align="bottom" alt=""> <b><a name="whatis">What is MHonArc?</a></b></h3>
<P>MHonArc is a <A HREF="http://perl.com/perl/">Perl</A>
program for converting e-mail messages as specified in RFC 822 and
<A HREF="http://www.oac.uci.edu/indiv/ehood/MIME/MIME.html">the
MIME standard</A> to <A
HREF="http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/MarkUp/">HTML</A>.
MHonArc can perform the following tasks: </P>
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<LI>Convert <a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mh/"><em>MH</em></a>
mail folders or UUCP/Unix style mailboxes into an HTML mail archive.
<LI>Add or remove messages to an existing HTML mail archive generated
by MHonArc.
<LI>Convert a single message to HTML.
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<P>Along with these tasks, MHonArc provides the following:
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<LI>A main customizable index for mail messages archived.
<LI>A customizable thread index listing messages by thread.
<LI>Control over message formatting.
<LI>The ability to hook in your own custom message filters.
<LI>And other things to numerous to mention here.
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<h3><img src="monicon.gif" align="bottom" alt=""> <b><a name="mhversion">What's the latest version of MhonArc?</a></b></h3>
<P>2.1
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<h3><img src="monicon.gif" align="bottom" alt=""> <b><a name="get">Where can I get MHonArc?</a></b></h3>
<P>The latest information on MHonArc,
and its availability, may be obtained at (<A
HREF="http://www.oac.uci.edu/indiv/ehood/mhonarc.html"
>http://www.oac.uci.edu/indiv/ehood/mhonarc.html</A>).
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<h3><img src="monicon.gif" align="bottom" alt=""> <b><a name="cost">How much does MHonArc cost?</a></b></h3>
<P>Its <STRONG>FREE</STRONG>! MHonArc is distributed under
the GNU General Public License. A copy of the license is included in
the distribution. Please read it for more information. </P>
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<td><strong>NOTE</strong></td>
<td><p>Although MHonArc is freely available, it is <strong>NOT</strong>
in the public domain. Applicable copyrights still apply.
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<h3><img src="monicon.gif" align="bottom" alt=""> <b><a name="help">Where can I get help on MHonArc?</a></b></h3>
<P>The first place to try is the documentation that comes with
MHonArc. The documentation is quite extensive, and may
provide answers to most of your questions. </P>
<P>Second, you can read this FAQ.
</P>
<P>Third, a mailing list, <A
HREF="mailto:mhonarc@rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de"
>mhonarc@rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de</A>, is available to
provide a discussion forum on the usage and development of
MHonArc. Appropriate topics for the list include: usage
questions, bug reports, behavioral enhancements, documentation bugs,
and general help. </P>
<P>To subscribe to the mailing list, send mail to <A
HREF="mailto:mhonarc-request@rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de"
>mhonarc-request@rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de</A>
with the command, </P>
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subscribe
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<P>as the message body.
</P>
<P>If you send mail <A HREF="mailto:mhonarc@rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de"
>mhonarc@rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de</A>, your message will be
distributed to all subscribers on the list. </P>
<P>The mailing list is archived by
Majordomo. You can also use the WWW to access
the archive (with full text search using
<a href="http://glimpse.cs.arizona.edu:1994/">Glimpse</a>) at
(<A HREF="http://www.rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de/mailing-lists/mhonarc/"
>http://www.rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de/mailing-lists/mhonarc/</A>)
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<h3><img src="monicon.gif" align="bottom" alt=""> <b><a name="compare">How does MHonArc compare to other e-mail converters, like Hypermail?</a></b></h3>
<p>Hypermail,
(<a href="http://www.eit.com/software/hypermail/hypermail.html"
>http://www.eit.com/software/hypermail/hypermail.html</a>)
is probably the only other major free program for archiving
e-mail on the Web. There are other free programs available,
but Hypermail and MHonArc appear to be the two major programs
in use.
<p>Although Hypermail is a good product,
MHonArc has the following advanatages:
<p>
<ul>
<li><p>Support variant mail folders types. Hypermail supports only
UUCP style mailboxes.
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</li>
<li><p>Support for MIME. Hypermail does not support MIME. With
the MIME model, you can extend MHonArc to handle content-types
that it does not support by default. Also, with MIME, non-textual
data like images will be handled properly.
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<li><p>Page customization. MHonArc gives you complete control
on how pages are formatted. This allows you to tailor your archives
to fit the style of your Web site. Hypermail has a predefined
style for pages generated. Note, Hypermail does support some
simple options that effect how data is converted to HTML.
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<li><p>Multi-platform support. MHonArc basically runs on any system
that Perl runs. Hypermail is only known to run on Unix systems,
however, there may be a WinNT port.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The other major difference is that MHonArc is written in
Perl, and Hypermail is written in C (there is also a Lisp version).
There are pros and cons of both languages. In sum, Perl allows
for easier modification, portability, and extensiblility. C
provides better execution speed.
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<p>There are other differences, so consult the documentation of
both programs to get a more complete list. Your needs willl
ultimately decide which program is best for you.
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<h3><img src="monicon.gif" align="bottom" alt=""> <b><a name="studies">Are their "real-world" examples of MHonArc usage?</a></b></h3>
<p>Take your pick:
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<ul>
<li>WWW Mailing List Archives & References:<br>
(<a href="http://www.rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de/mailing-lists/"
>http://www.rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de/mailing-lists/</a>)
<li>Spring 1997 UCI EEE Course Mailing List Archives:<br>
(<a href="http://eee.uci.edu/97s/w3m3/"
>http://eee.uci.edu/97s/w3m3/</a>)
<li>Majordomo Users Mailing List Interface:<br>
(<a href="http://www.hpc.uh.edu/majordomo-users"
>http://www.hpc.uh.edu/majordomo-users</a>)
<li>Liblicense-L List Archives:<br>
(<a href="http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/"
>http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/</a>)
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