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+#! /usr/local/python
+
+# Print From and Subject of messages in $MAIL.
+# Extension to multiple mailboxes and other bells & whistles are left
+# as exercises for the reader.
+
+import posix
+
+# Open mailbox file.  Exits with exception when this fails.
+
+mail = open(posix.environ['MAIL'], 'r')
+
+while 1:
+	line = mail.readline()
+	if not line: break # EOF
+	if line[:5] = 'From ':
+		# Start of message found
+		print line[:-1],
+		while 1:
+			line = mail.readline()
+			if not line: break # EOF
+			if line = '\n': break # Blank line ends headers
+			if line[:8] = 'Subject:':
+				print `line[9:-1]`,
+		print