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+#!/bin/sh
+# mcount - count mails from sequence on stdin
+
+[ -t 1 ] && stdout=1
+
+awk -v stdout=$stdout '
+  !/^ *</ { n++ }
+  !stdout { print }
+  END { fflush(); print n " mails processed" > "/dev/stderr" }
+'