On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:25:19 -0500 "Derrick 'dman' Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> | You see I'm 31K modem brief connect to ISP POP box. I read this group > | on google. Sure I've got procmail etc. turned on. But that's only > | for after one downloads the box contents. One need IMAP to scan the > | headers before download. Anyway, believe me, 20-30 mails a day and my > | slow POP box is over with. [snip] > Another tool suited for people like you is popsneaker, or something > like that. It is a filter that reads the headers from your POP server > and DELEtes the message if it doesn't like it. It saves you from > downloading the whole darn thing. (I bet you could make it filter d-u > too, like I've done, to eliminate topics you aren't interested in. > That is, if you were subscribed to the list.) I would also recommend sylpheed-claws and, I think, the version of KMail not yet in Debian. They have built-in tools which allow you to preview your mail, and manually delete or download based on subject and sender and size. This is safer than popsneaker or mailfilter's non-interactive delete. If the OP is really concerned about bandwidth, I'd recommend a webmail account with ample storage and a good interface (one that lets you see fifty or more email headers at a time). That way you can dump Debian into that account. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
