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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 10:35:28 EST
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- From: Harold Pritchett <HAROLD@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Automated discard/kill file method?
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Sun, 03 Jan 93 00:23:21 EST
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- On Sun, 03 Jan 93 00:23:21 EST you said:
- >On Sat, 2 Jan 1993 13:06:35 EST you said:
- >>. . .
- >>I use "SELECT" followed by "DELETE 1:*" all the time.
- >>. . .
- >I've never seen the target "1:*" before. What does it mean?
- /b
- My error. I meant to say "DISCARD 1:*" and not DELETE. I assume it means
- from item 1 to the end of the list. I only know that if I select the messages
- I want to go away, and then do the "DISCARD 1:*" they are all marked as
- deleted.
-
- Sorry for any confusion.
-
- Harold
-