Karl E. Jorgensen wrote in Article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to gmane.linux.debian.user:
> On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 07:49:55AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: >> Karl E. Jorgensen wrote in Article >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to >> gmane.linux.debian.user: >> >> > Despite searching everywhere (I think...) I could not find a packaged >> > version of "killfile" or anything related to that. >> >> It's a nickname for the filter feature in your mail or news reader. >> >> > Although I ended up writing my own (which kills threads based on >> > Message-IDs), I'd rather be using something "supported"... >> >> This is a function of your MUA, most decent mail readers and all news >> readers worthy of being called such support highlight/kill by thread, >> usually in a single keystroke. > > I have to admit my ignorance then. I'm a keen mutt user, but I cannot > find that feature (!) > > I can delete threads OK, but I had to resort to procmail rules in order > to direct any *future* replies in the thread to /dev/null. > to .procmailrc rules. As advanced as Mutt is, this is where Mutt really falls down. I ultimately ended up switching to kmail to get that feature. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]