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+# Copyright (C) 1998 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software 
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+"""Contains all the common functionality for the msg handler API."""
+
+class HandlerError(Exception):
+    """Base class for all handler errors"""
+    pass
+
+
+class MessageHeld(HandlerError):
+    """Base class for all message-being-held short circuits"""
+    pass
+
+
+
+def process(mlist, msg):
+    pipeline = ['SpamDetect',
+                'Approve',
+                'Hold',
+                'Cleanse',
+                'CookHeaders',
+                'ToDigest',
+                'ToArchive',
+                'ToUsenet',
+                'CalcRecips',
+                'Decorate',
+                'Sendmail',
+                'Acknowledge',
+                'AfterDelivery',
+                ]
+    for modname in pipeline:
+        mod = __import__('Mailman.Handlers.'+modname)
+        func = getattr(getattr(getattr(mod, 'Handlers'), modname), 'process')
+        try:
+            func(mlist, msg)
+        except MessageHeld:
+            break