From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 19 07:55:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E79E416A4CE; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 07:55:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl (fia148-72.dsl.hccnet.nl [62.251.72.148]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9672543D53; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 07:55:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from colin@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl) Received: from localhost (colin@localhost) by kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl (8.11.6p2/8.11.6) with ESMTP id iBJ7suI29864; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 08:55:05 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 07:54:56 +0000 From: "Colin J. Raven" To: Chris In-Reply-To: <41C4F442.5070200@makeworld.com> Message-ID: References: <41C45B6B.2030801@makeworld.com> <41C4CE31.7090206@pacific.net.sg> <41C4F442.5070200@makeworld.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed cc: Erich Dollansky cc: FreeBSD - Ports cc: FreeBSD - Questions Subject: Re: OT - Filter for Thunderbird X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 07:55:23 -0000 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