Michael Johnson wrote:
>
> On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, Juergen Braukmann wrote:
> > If you use standard pop3 (with fetchmail) and got procmail running add
> > :0
> > * ^From.*[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > /dev/zero
> > to you .prcomailrc file and do not bother to press any key anymore.
> > Juergen
> I use:
>
> : 0
> * ^Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> {
> :0 :
> ^From:.gateway@skyper
> /dev/null
>
> :0 :
> $HOME/mail/S.u.S.E.
> }
>
> I prefer nesting recipes for filtered groups, myself, cause this way I
> just add entries as needed inside the nest. The other way, you have to
> concern also with order in the .procmailrc, as the test recipes only match
> once. It gets klunky cause you have to put all the blocked mails at the
> top of the file making it more difficult to read.
>
Ok, agreed. I basicly use .procmailrc to sort of the garbage and sort my
incoming mail with netscape. Netscape keeps sort of folder info-files
that won't be updated using procmail, but this is not a big issue
anyway.
> Why did you opt for /dev/zero? Just curious, as with all the .procmailrc's
> I've seen I've never seen someone use /dev/zero as opposed to /dev/null,
> or was it just for ***** and giggles?
>
I always mess up /dev/zero and /dev/null. Occasionaly I've to read the
man page over and over again. ;-)) Fortunately, /dev/zero works as a
waste paper basket as well.
Juergen
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