Jon Steinhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Howdy. I've been working on a companion mail reading system > for nmh. In short, this is a system that builds a database > from mail in folders, allowing it to be searched quickly. It > includes a ranking mechanism, and allows messages to be > searched by rank.
This sounds very interesting. > Sort of like the current fad of Bayesian spam filters, but more > general. I would not call Bayesian filtering a fad. > But, there's one more sticky point. There's no good way to test whether > or not nmh is installed. When I set up my program, I want to fail with > an error message if the user hasn't set up a mail directory, etc. Is test -d `mhparam Path` sufficient for your needs? -- Eric Gillespie <*> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Build a fire for a man, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. -Terry Pratchett
