* lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [11-19-08 21:37]: > > is it possible to somehow search within search results? For example, > if I want to find a message of which I know the From: header and a > word or some words of the body, how do I find it when going by either > the From: line or the body only would give too many results? > > Maybe tag messages by From: header and then limit the search to tagged > messages? That would work for two levels of searching only, unless I'd > start copying messages around or so ... which I could do to begin > with. Hmm. But is there a better way? >
Look at mairix, http://www.rc0.org.uk/mairix mairix is a tool for indexing and searching email messages stored in Maildir, MH, or mbox folders. The index contains a map of which words occur in which parts of which messages. Searches on this index are fast and generate symlinks to the matching messages in a new Maildir or MH folder, or copies of matching messages in an mbox folder, which can be browsed normally in a mail client. I have been using it for about two years and have been very pleased. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org
