1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Mailman/Mailbox.py b/Mailman/Mailbox.py
index df8670fb9..2d61427af 100644
--- a/Mailman/Mailbox.py
+++ b/Mailman/Mailbox.py
@@ -18,11 +18,27 @@
 "Extend mailbox.UnixMailbox."
 
 from email.Generator import Generator
+from email.Parser import Parser
+
+from Mailman.Message import Message
 from Mailman.pythonlib import mailbox
 
 
 
+
+# Factory callable for UnixMailboxes.  This ensures that any object we get out
+# of the mailbox is an instance of our subclass.  (requires Python 2.1's
+# mailbox module)
+def _factory(fp):
+    p = Parser(Message)
+    return p.parse(fp)
+
+
+
 class Mailbox(mailbox.PortableUnixMailbox):
+    def __init__(self, fp):
+        mailbox.PortableUnixMailbox.__init__(self, fp, _factory)
+
     # msg should be an rfc822 message or a subclass.
     def AppendMessage(self, msg):
 	# Check the last character of the file and write a newline if it isn't