problem was: (null)

[Kris Sorem Sr]

On Sun, 25 Apr 1999 16:15:51 +0200, Roger Lindmark wrote:

>I use a null message filter for my outgoing messages that catches all
>messages without a subject. The filter is a complex filter and has been
>written by Rolf Lochbuehler.
>
> !((h.subject="a")|(h.subject="b")|(h.subject="c")
>  |(h.subject="d")|(h.subject="e")|(h.subject="f")
>  |(h.subject="g")|(h.subject="h")|(h.subject="i")
>  |(h.subject="j")|(h.subject="k")|(h.subject="l")
>  |(h.subject="m")|(h.subject="n")|(h.subject="o")
>  |(h.subject="p")|(h.subject="q")|(h.subject="r")
>  |(h.subject="s")|(h.subject="t")|(h.subject="u")
>  |(h.subject="v")|(h.subject="w")|(h.subject="x")
>  |(h.subject="y")|(h.subject="z")|(h.subject=".")
>
>
>
>|(h.subject="?")|(h.subject="!")|(h.subject="e")|(h.subject="d")|(h.subj
>
>
>ect="v"))

Actually, this is NOT a null filter. This filter checks for no
alphabetical character and six special characters. This filter would for
instance also filter a message with the valid subject "$10,000,000". It
does not check for numbers or other special characters. I have a more
extensive filter similar in nature. It is very complex because PMMail's
ICSL does not permit range checking (ie < [less than] or > [greater than])
when checking the subject line. My filter checks for every typeable
character on a standard keyboard. I've thought about a Rexx routine
instead.
>
>I have:
>Inform user
>Open message
>Delete message
>Outgoing messages (post send).

If a message gets opened that is automatic notification so 'Inform user'
is redundant. If this filter is Post-Send then the null subject message is
transmitted then opened so that you can update the subject line and send
it again. (?!)
>
>This filter works very well and the null message is automatically
>opened so you can add a correct subject. This filter catches also
>incoming messages, if you add it, but you can not edit the subject line
>then.

Except for numbers and special characters not checked. Why would an email
client permit editing an original received message? PMMail does have a
null field check for subject because the folder index file has the value
'(null)' stored in it but the original message is unaltered. I haven't
figured out how to access it.

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