RE: [SLE] Re: [OT] Commentary: More on Linux
-----Original Message----- From: Jack Barnett [mailto:jbarnett@axil.netmate.com] Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 1:03 PM To: James (Jim) Hatridge; suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Re: [OT] Commentary: More on Linux
On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Jack Barnett wrote:
Maybe we could put an "[OT]" tag in the subject line of all "off topic" related discussion (that is nothing directly related to SuSE Linux techinal questions). That way if someone is downloading off a 9600bps modem they can use promail to filter out all the "junk" by sending anything with "[OT]" in the subject line to /dev/null ??
I don't think this would help... If I understand procmail correctly it does not filter until the post has been d/l'ed. So you're still wasteing connect time.
Run it on your ISP's mail server. It will filter it out of you pop account when it hits your ISP mail server, when you download your email, it will be filtered. Don't run procmail locally, that would defeat the purpose.
How do I get my ISP to do this because I don't think my ISP even knows what procmail is? The only reason I use them is they were one of the few ISPs in the area to offer static IPs with PacBell's DSL. And my previous ISP was too big to provide this capability. Greg -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
You can ask your ISP if they offer shell accounts and you can do this yourself or you can call them to ask them to put this in for you. * Thomas, Gregory (NBC, KNBC) (gregory.thomas@nbc.com) [000818 23:47]: --> -->How do I get my ISP to do this because I don't think my ISP even knows what -->procmail is? The only reason I use them is they were one of the few ISPs in -->the area to offer static IPs with PacBell's DSL. And my previous ISP was -->too big to provide this capability. --> -- Cheers, Ben Rosenberg Precision LINUX :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: SuSE Inc. Tel: +1-510-628-3380 ext:5086 580 Second St Suite 210 Fax: +1-510-835-3381 Suite 210 mailto:brosenb@suse.com Oakland CA 94607 U.S.A http://www.suse.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
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