You can also buy the tripod thingie material (modular hose) in bulk, although it won't have the nifty camera base mount piece. Comes in various sizes, including "huge." (2.5" dia.)

Here's a DIY post for use as a third hand:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Third-Hand-A-multi-use-helping-hand-for-electro/

One source for bulk hose:
http://www.modularhose.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=LL

Seems like compacting should be done automatically when the program closes. Didn't Netscape Mail do that?
I tried using the automatic setting mentioned by Frumious, but it conflicted with the "Empty Trash on Exit" setting in Tools/Account Settings/server settings.
T-Bird would empty the trash just fine, but on the next restart, the auto-compact routine would run immediately, futzing up my incoming mail filters. Mail couldn't be filtered to folders that were being compacted.
Grrrr...

When the 1995 Led Zeppelin tribute CD "Encomium" was being sent to radio stations, they included what appeared to be a copy of the album on 8-track tape. Full label, track list, etc. (Don't recall if there was a cardboard sleeve cover...)

Of course we had an old beater stereo receiver in the shop that had an 8-track player in it...

Our 8-track "Encomium" proved to be a Kenny Rogers album.