Re: How to handle lots of mail

[Chris <chris@ormond.unimelb.edu.au>]

On Mon, 18 May 1998, Kiyan Azarbar wrote:

> Ref: aem@netcom.ca (aem@netcom.ca), Thursday May 14.
> 
<snip>
> 
> But my most immediate question has to do with handling mail that is sent BOTH
> to you, and to a mailing list (doesn't matter which is to: and which is cc:) I
> want to get this mail in my inbox but also in the list box. This is what I
> have so far: (only OCLUG group shown)
> 
> 
> PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin
> DEFAULT=/var/spool/mail/kiyan
> MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail      #you'd better make sure it exists
> LOGFILE=$HOME/log/procmail.log   #recommended
> 
> :0c
> * (^To:|^Cc:).*kiyan\@
> * (^To:|^Cc:).*oclug
> $DEFAULT
> 
> :0
> * (^To:|^Cc:).*oclug
> OCLUG
> 
> :0c
> * (^Subject:).*<>
> ! 6132763460@sms.tdc.on.ca
> 
> Right now this sends a carbon copy of all mail that is BOTH to/cc me AND to/cc
> the list, to my inbox... and the next recipe sends it off to the list box. The
> only thing is, because of the addressing facts, I obviously get TWO copies
> (one from the listserver, and one directly to me). So I end up with a
> duplicate in my inbox and the listbox.
> 
> How do I handle this more elegantly?
> 


I think the following will do it:




:0
* (^To:|^Cc:).*oclug
{
	:0:
	* (^To:|^Cc:).*kiyan\@	
	$DEFAULT

	:0:
	OCLUG
}



or even:



:0:
* (^To:|^Cc:).*oclug
* (^To:|^Cc:).*kiyan\@
$DEFAULT

	:0E:
	* (^To:|^Cc:).*oclug
	OCLUG




Hope that helps.

Chris



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