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+Prob 1 outputs the total number of directories and the total number of messages sent. 
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+Prob 2 outputs how many messages are in the longest thread, and all threads that are of that length.
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+Prob 3 takes in a data (Year/Month/Date) and returns a message sent on that day
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+Prob 4 outputs hostnames and messages sent there
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+No other programs are needed to execute the programs. Thanks!