OFF: procmailrc - HELP!

[J Strobridge]

Yeah - I *know* the last message went to BOC-l - sorry!!

Well I'm definitely NOT an expert and can't even come close to trying
some of the stuff you want to do but the following works for me:


M Holmes writes:

> What I'd ideally like to do is as follows:
>
> A) I have mail coming in from two lists, BOC-L and LIBERNET-D. I'd like
>    these filed to folders in Mail/hwin and Mail/lib respectively without
>    lodging themselves in my main email folder in .Mail



:0:
* ^Reply-to: BOC
Mail/hwin

:0:
* ^From: somenewsboardid
Mail/newsboard



these are in .procmailrc and you can add as many other different ones
as you like.



>
> C) When mail arrives, I'd like to be told who it's from, a clipped
>    subject line, and if it's a list one, marked LIB or BOC-L in an alert
>    line. I understand that this is where biff comes in.


Try:


/usr/ucb/biff y



I've put it in .bashrc after the bit where it says # make any
alterations below this line and it seems to be ok....



> D) If I send mail out that's not for the lists, I'd like a copy kept in
>    .Mail but I don't want an alert since I already know I've just sent mail.
>    The account this comes from is fofp at holyrood.ed.ac.uk


Yep - I'd like to know how to do this one too!  Anyone???


cheers

jill


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