On Sat, 2006-12-30 at 13:11 -0600, Robert wrote: > Tim wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-12-26 at 14:00 -0600, Robert wrote: > >> The SPAM situation has gotten to the point that I'm gonna start doing > >> permissive filtering -- mail from anyone not specifically allowed gets > >> auto-dumped. The idea is to get a list of everyone who has mailed me > >> in 2006 and decide who of those on that list I'd like to hear from in > >> 2007 and beyond. > > > > Reminds me of those people I know that tell me, "I have a telephone, but > > I never answer it," though they expect anyone that they call to answer > > theirs. > > > > It's a seriously flawed approach. How does someone new contact you? Or > > someone who's had to change addresses. They can't, they can't even > > arrange to contact you. > > > > Surely, Tim, you must realize that your 2nd paragraph describes EXACTLY > what I want. Think "--state ESTABLISHED" and you can get a really clear > picture of what I'll have in place when the ball falls at Times Square. > > I had hoped someone might have done a nifty little script for examining > existing mail but by adding another grep, a sed here, a tr there and > some options for sort, my original one-liner does all I need. > > Cheers > > I hope this is not the Tim who makes it clear that he is not reachable through his return address. Someday I need to share my rant about people who have unlisted telephone numbers. -- ======================================================================= A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
