Obtain Statistics about an MBOX

The email header records important information about that particular email. A collection of emails in an "MBOX" can be used to compile statistical results. This example uses a mailing list archive taken from here.

Assuming the downloaded MBOX is stored in file, create a word cloud of all words used in email subjects.

Create a date histogram of all emails in the mailbox.

This is the histogram for the time of the day emails were sent.

Finally, here is a visualization for the number of emails sent by each person.