Subject: pine command in newsgroup

From: Jill <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 02:21:44 -0400 (EDT)

I would like to know if there is a way to delete newsgroup entries in
bulk.

That is, currently each entry must be marked with a D and then X to
exclude it.  With 1,000's of entries, this can be quite time consuming.

I want to know if entries can be deleted by the date of entry, etc, and if
so, HOW?

Any help is appreciated, as I have read the help screens and found nothing
pertaining to this.

Thanks in advance.

Angel

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From: [email-masked] (Orjan Johansen)
Date: 24 Sep 1996 20:09:59 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
>I want to know if entries can be deleted by the date of entry, etc, and if

Absolutely. First, you need to have the enable-aggregate-command
option set in Setup/Config.

Then, you can select messages using the ; command, and delete the
selected messages with A(pply) D(elete).

To select according to date received, find the first and last message
you want to delete (say, from 1 to 850) and do a select by number:

;n1-850

Sending date requires you to do a sort by date first:

$d
;n1-850

If you use a different default sort order than Arrival in your folders,
you need to resort for the first case as well.

Selecting by text content and other things in messages is also possible:
follow the ; sub-menus.

Note that the select (;) command behaves slightly different if you
already have something selected.

Greetings,
Ørjan.

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From: Harry Slaughter <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 08:06:33 -0700

Type in a ";" while in the index. You can then select messsages in several
different ways, including by date or text. Then you can perform a single
command on the whole group by hitting "a" and selecting a command from the
menu that appears.

Harry