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+# DMARC Reports analyzer using IMAP connection
+
+## Installation:
+
+- Create a virtualenv
+- Install packages from requirements.txt (`python -m pip install -r requirements.txt`)
+- Create a configuration: `python analyze.py -c <CONFIG_PATH> --recreate`
+- Adjust the initial values in your `<CONFIG_PATH>`
+- Initialize the sqlite3 db: `python analyze.py -c <CONFIG_PATH> --init-db`
+
+## Usage:
+
+After you've set up the configuration, run the utility with only the config file parameter `-c <CONFIG_PATH>` to collect the results into the sqlite db.
+If you want to load the collected reports and send them in a summarized email, use the `--report` option.
+
+## Command line help
+
+`python analyze.py -h`