Thanks to all those who replied to my query about selective download
filter syntax. Ironically, I received none of the replies, because
TBUDL blocked my mail due to excessive bounces from my ISP, which in
turn was due to my mailbox constantly becoming full from Swen.A
messages.
I have now fixed that problem and am back in the flow. So here, a tad
late, are a few responses:
* To Roelof:
> Because of the single quotation marks
But the TB! help file specifically says to use single quotation marks:
---Begin Text---
...
Pipe character "|" can be used when the signal string contains
two alternatives. For example, string John|Jack means that the
filter will search for John OR Jack in the specified location.
If either is present, the search is successful. If neither are
present, the search fails.
...
Any text containing the special characters mentioned above
must be enclosed in single quotes....
---End Text---
* To Ken:
You've probably already fixed your situation, but the signal string I
was using for selective downloads is the one I posted with my initial
query. It was only about 65% effective, so I have switched
strategies. I am now filtering at the ISP level for all messages over
a certain size. Since I only use this address for newsgroups and
mailing lists, it should work fine; at least, it has been working so
far today....
* To zParticle:
Thanks for the helpful cross-ref to the Agent NG.
--
JN
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