thank you!
On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 08:19:32AM +0530, Girish Venkatachalam wrote:
> I am giving first aid after the war but still it will help.
>
> I can give a lot of relief to those of you who had nervous breakdowns
> and blood pressure problems due to spam mails getting in the way of
> useful technical stuff.
>
> It is not hard at all.
>
> First thing is install mutt from packages.
>
> # pkg_add -i mutt
> (Choose one of the flavors)
>
> Then get a cool muttrc. If you want mine mail me offlist.
>
> There are several good ones floating on the Internet ocean.
>
> Next ensure this. It is most critical.
>
> $ grep sort ~/.muttrc
>
> set sort="threads"
>
> Now just watch the fun.
>
> Whenever you see a thread with the favorite subject line or as soon as
> you read the first mail that is a symptom of impending health problems,
> all you have to do is hit "Ctrl-D". All the mails in the thread get
> deleted. Cool eh?
>
> This is the OpenBSD way of solving real life problems with a bit of
> technical knowledge instead of pleading and complaining. ;)
>
> Anyway hopefully my recipe will come in handy for future occasions.
>
> History repeats itself...
>
> -Girish
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