* Bruno Postle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [05-20-02 03:37]:
> On Mon 20-May-2002 at 05:50:38 +1000, Iain Truskett wrote:
> > * Anthony Towns ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [20 May 2002 17:38]:
> >
> > > First, has anyone done this before? Is there a FAQ or HOWTO I could
> > > be reading?
> >
> > Examine the 'limit' command (bound by default to 'l' in the index
> > screen).
>
> The limit command is perfect for this, but it only works on one mailbox
> and mailboxes don't scale too well - Ok for five thousand messages,
> _not_ so ok for a million.
Look at grepmail, grepmail.sourceforge.net.
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