Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 07:54:56 +0000 From: "Colin J. Raven" <colin@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> To: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> Cc: FreeBSD - Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OT - Filter for Thunderbird Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.61.9.0412190747430.9395@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> In-Reply-To: <41C4F442.5070200@makeworld.com> References: <41C45B6B.2030801@makeworld.com> <41C4CE31.7090206@pacific.net.sg> <41C4F442.5070200@makeworld.com>
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On Dec 18, Chris launched this into the bitstream: > Erich Dollansky wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Chris wrote: >> >>> Sorry for posting here - but perhaps someone has done this. Is so, reply >>> please. >>> >>> I wish to create a filter based on the Subject, in short, I want it to >>> flag all duplicate emails. Has someone done this? >>> >> I think the access to the other mails is missing. >> >> The main problem will be the time it could take if people have a huge >> archive with many, many different folders if Firefox keeps only one >> index per folder. >> >> Erich > > No - I think you totally missed the point. I have duplicate mails I would > love to create a filter to remove. Opposed to going through 1700 plus mails > and removing them by hand. > > If I failed to articulate that - then it's my fault. I hope I'm understanding...you mean apply a filter to *existing* mail?? I'm not even sure it's possible in T/Bird. For the future though................. procmail is completely capable of doing what you require. If you're using T/Bird (I'm guessing) you're probably also pop'ing mail directly from your provider or a.n.other account? For procmail to function efficiently you would need to install postfix or sendmail [shudder] and define procmail as your LDA. You would then get completely granular control over your incoming mai stream. my $0.02. Regards, -Colin -- Colin J. Raven NetBSD on a Cobalt Qube2 - http://www.NetBSD.org - No Hype Required Sun Dec 19 08:54:00 CET 2004 8:54AM up 2 days, 14:44, 5 users, load averages: 1.69, 1.41, 1.30
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