if test $# -lt 3; then
  echo "Usage: tarmail mailpath \"subject-string\" directory-or-file(s)"
  exit
else
  mailpath=$1
  echo "mailpath = $mailpath"
  shift
  subject="$1"
  echo "subject-string = $subject"
  shift
  echo files = $*
  tar cvf - $* | compress | btoa | mail -s "$subject" $mailpath
fi