Vincent Danen proclaimed on mutt-users that:

>## Create backup cache of 100 most recent messages
>:0 c
>backup
>  :0 ic
>  | cd $PMDIR && rm -f dummy `ls -t msg.* | sed -e 1,100d`
>
>But it doesn't seem to be working properly (the backup part).  I've
>got something like over 1000 messages in there now but I only want to
>save the last 100.  Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

I have a feeling you are not using a "one file per mail" format like
maildir or mh.

-- 
Suresh Ramasubramanian + [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Economists state their GNP growth projections to the nearest tenth of a
percentage point to prove they have a sense of humor.
                -- Edgar R. Fiedler

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