&backup_files($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, ".", ("*.html", "*.txt", "makefile*"));
# gather any directories in our home that match these often recurring patterns.
-#retired since this is a repo now: &snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "cloud");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "crucial");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "idea");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "issue");
SPAM_HOLD="$HOME/spamcrud"
# the white list needs to be a file of good email addresses that will
# probably never send spam. it should be formatted one address to a line.
-EMAIL_WHITE_LIST="$HOME/cloud/infobase/lists/email_addresses.txt"
+EMAIL_WHITE_LIST="$CLOUD_BASE/magic_cabinet/lists/email_addresses.txt"
# we'll save a report of the spam checks in the file below.
REPORT_FILE="$HOME/spam_check_report_$(date_stringer).txt"