Re: Digest Number 2903 and the Archives

Hi Ian,

there is no 'smart' software that could determine if the response was
part of the trash. :(

it might be possible to just trash everything with >> or more as that
would deffinatly be a repeat, but a single > is often necessary to
mantain the concept of the thread.

Since it looks like you get digests, you could write a macro that did
just that. bring the document into WORD or something, then search
and replace everything between a ">>" and and "end of line"
Also, you could change the "--- In CAD_CAM..." line into a bold, or a
different color with the search function to let you find each post
more easily.

Personally, I am hoping the dispute over the archives is settled and
we can put everyting on a CD or something.

in another list, the list owner zipps the archives into smaller files
and then posts that into the files section.

I think that this is off topic, so I won't reply on line again, if
you want to make the macro, but are not too familiar with them, drop
me a post off list.

Dave



--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Ian W. Wright" <Ian@i...>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Since there seems to be no willingness on the part of most group

members to

> trim unnecessary rubbish from their messages, can anyone suggest

some form

> of script or executable (preferably to run on a windoze machine)

which will

> do this automatically for me.
>
> As I have neither the patience to wade through the mass of repeated

messages

> nor the storage space to allow me to keep the whole lot (I find

many of the

> discussions fascinating and like to keep old messages for future

reference),

> finding such a script may be a pivotal factor in whether I stay

with the

> group or not.
>
> Best wishes,
> Ian
> --
>
> Ian W. Wright
> Sheffield, UK
>
>
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