Re: [Evolution] Multiple Copies of Messages

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

> > > > > I much prefer reply-to-list.  The ones who post a message without
> > > > > subscribing (bad etiquette IMHO), should know enough to check for
> > > > > replies.
> > > >
> > > > Setting up procmail -once- to eliminate duplicates can save one a
> > > > lifetime of futile complaining...
> > >
> > > Cool, would you happen to have a procmail recipe for doing that please?
> > > Or know where I can get one?
> >
> > If you search the net, you will find this procmail receipt:
> >
> > # no duplicate Message IDs, please
> > :0 Whc: .msgid.lock
> > | formail -D 8192 $HOME/.procmail/msgid.cache
> >   :0 a:
> >   duplicate
> >
> >
> > FWIW: It's basically the same, as I keep talking about to deleted
> > duplicate mails based on the Message-Id header.
> >
> > Please note, that this script doesn't perfectly fit /this/ particular
> > issue. Almost all direct copies reach the recipient before the list copy
> > does. Which means, the list copy will be dropped (as the Message-Id is
> > known) and the private copy will end up in the mail tree. But this copy
> > does not have the List-Id header -- which effectively breaks proper
> > mailing list filtering...
> >
> > A workaround to accomplish what you really want should be: Drop all
> > mails with known (aka subscribed) mailing list To/Cc headers and without
> > any List-Id header. This will drop the personal copy, and the list post
> > can be filtered based on proper List-Id header.
>
> See, it starts getting complicated already. ;)  I'll work something out.

Oh, not that complicated. ;)

Anyway, which ones fits you best depends on your habits and procmail
receipts. Mine sort list mail by List-Id headers. I don't let it remove
any "duplicates" or personal copies. So quite a lot of replies to my
posts do end up in my Inbox as well. Which doesn't bother me enough to
write custom rules for this. It's easy and very fast done to spot and
delete them.


> > > I don't think complaining is futile, helps to vent steam. :)
> >
> > Please bear the poor developers, hackers and volunteers in mind, trying
> > to help folks...
>
> You *did* see my smiley?  I am very reluctant to make any complaints about
> such a fine piece of software as Evolution, and the folks who have put
> time and effort into making it into what it is today.

Uhm, seems I have forgotten my smiley. I did not mean to flame or start
arguing.


> I do however, reserve my right to state my opinions.

So do I. :)

...guenther


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