On Tue, November 23, 2004 13:22, guenther said: > >> >> I much prefer reply-to-list. The ones who post a message without >> >> subscribing (bad etiquette IMHO), should know enough to check for >> >> replies. >> > >> > Setting up procmail -once- to eliminate duplicates can save one a >> > lifetime of futile complaining... >> >> Cool, would you happen to have a procmail recipe for doing that please? >> Or know where I can get one? > > If you search the net, you will find this procmail receipt: > > # no duplicate Message IDs, please > :0 Whc: .msgid.lock > | formail -D 8192 $HOME/.procmail/msgid.cache > :0 a: > duplicate > > > FWIW: It's basically the same, as I keep talking about to deleted > duplicate mails based on the Message-Id header. > > Please note, that this script doesn't perfectly fit /this/ particular > issue. Almost all direct copies reach the recipient before the list copy > does. Which means, the list copy will be dropped (as the Message-Id is > known) and the private copy will end up in the mail tree. But this copy > does not have the List-Id header -- which effectively breaks proper > mailing list filtering... > > A workaround to accomplish what you really want should be: Drop all > mails with known (aka subscribed) mailing list To/Cc headers and without > any List-Id header. This will drop the personal copy, and the list post > can be filtered based on proper List-Id header.
See, it starts getting complicated already. ;) I'll work something out. >> I don't think complaining is futile, helps to vent steam. :) > > Please bear the poor developers, hackers and volunteers in mind, trying > to help folks... You *did* see my smiley? I am very reluctant to make any complaints about such a fine piece of software as Evolution, and the folks who have put time and effort into making it into what it is today. I do however, reserve my right to state my opinions. > ...guenther -- Tony _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
