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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 13:06:35 EST
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- From: Harold Pritchett <HAROLD@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Automated discard/kill file method?
- In-Reply-To: Message of Thu,
- 31 Dec 1992 08:59:26 +0200 from <VSLAWR@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL>
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- On Thu, 31 Dec 1992 08:59:26 +0200 Lawrence S. Kalman said:
- >On Wed, 30 Dec 92 13:48:45 EST Brian Wiersema said:
- >>Perhaps this is an FAQ, but I couldn't locate anything in a database
- >>search. Is there a way to set up RiceMail to scan the From: field and
- >>delete incoming matches before they are presented?
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- >It should not be too difficult to write a POSTMENU exit routine to stack
- >appropriate SELECT and MOVEALL subcommands to effectively delete the unwanted
- >items. MOVEALL has the effect of DELETEALL (but there is no such subcommand),
- >with the side effect of creating an unwanted NOTEBOOK, which the routine could
- >then ERASE. The unwanted mail items would still be listed in the menu
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- I use "SELECT" followed by "DELETE 1:*" all the time.
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- Works fine for me.
-
- Harold
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