Subject: Can I sort mail file by date and ***SAVE*** it?

From: [email-masked] (David S. Maddison)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 11:21:24 GMT

I want to sort my mail file by date and then save the sorted file.
Normally you can sort a mail file by varuious criteria such as date,
but the changes do not get saved. I want these changes saved so I can
then have a file copy of my mail, sorted by date order.

Any ideas?

David Maddison

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 09:43:56 +0000 (GMT)

The sequence is a little unexpected and long-winded but does work:

1.  Open the folder you want to permanently re-sort.
2.  Sort it as you wish (using the "$" command).
3.  Select all messages and save them into a new folder[1]:
	; A A S newfoldername
4.  Go to the Folder List screen ("L")
5.  Rename the old folder under a different name ("R" command).
6.  Rename the new folder to have the original folder's name ("R" command 
    again).
7.  Open and check this folder.
8.  If happy, return to Folder List screen ("L") and delete the old 
    version of the folder.

Of course, once familiar with the method (and trust it!) you can, if you 
wish, change step 5 to "Delete the original folder" and omit step 8.

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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