Re: delete mail from mailbox if over 300 or older than 80 days

[luke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi,

Thanks mate,
that worked and was so simple,

kind regards,
Luke

27Oct2004 @ 07:11 Nicolas Rachinsky glibly intimated
> * luke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [2004-10-27 13:25 +0930]:
> > I'd like to set it up so that: if there are more than 300 messages in a 
> > mailbox, delete those that are oldest (probably 300+ depending on how they 
> > are sorted).
> 
> untested:
> D~m 300-
> Of course the mails have to be sorted correctly (oldest last).
> 
> > I'd like to delete messages that are older than (now-80days).
> 
> untested:
> D~r>80d
> 
> > Is there an easy way to do this with mutt internally?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> Nicolas