From: MERC::"uunet!CRVAX.SRI.COM!RELAY-INFO-VAX" 20-JUL-1992 10:05:04.19 To: INFO-VAX CC: Subj: MLSEARCH 3.0 now available from vmsserv@ncdlab.ulcc.ac.uk In April '91, I announced a program called MLSEARCH that I had written for searching mail files. A number of people requested it from our mail server and I received a few bug reports and some suggestions for improvements. I've finally had time to incorporate some of them (but not all, sadly) and the next version is now available. You can get MLSEARCH in VMS_SHARE format (10 parts, about 160k) by sending mail to VMSSERV@NCDLAB.ULCC.AC.UK, with the message containing the line SEND MLSEARCH.PACKAGE. Changes since the last release are summarised below: o /ACTION=COPY=FOLDER is implemented, to COPY rather than DELETE or MOVE a message. o LIB$GET_INPUT is used for input, so control-O is usable without losing a prompt. o The To: field can now be also used to select candidate messages. o CLI parser warnings are treated better (i.e. they cause an exit) o /CONFIRM=FOLDER now works if they keyword is abbreviated o Messages can be selected by size with /SIZE=(min(,max)) If you don't know what MLSEARCH is, here is the blurb I sent in my original message: MLSEARCH was originally written because I keep wanting to find messages, but cannot remember what folder and/or file they are in. MAIL has some great facilities to locate messages, but they assume you already know what folder you need. I'm just not that organised. MLSEARCH has many of the same features as SEARCH for searching, although it also has the usual MAIL qualifiers for selecting which messages to search. You can also control which parts of the message (body,from:,to:, etc) are searched for which string. You can specify lists of folders, and search multiple mail files. The /REVIEW qualifier allows you to invoke an editor to read found messages, or invoke an arbitrary command file to do what you want with the message. The /ACTION qualifier allows you to perform common actions without a command file, such as moving a message to another folder, or deleting it. I don't by any means guarantee it is bug-free, but I think the only way to find out about more problems is for other people to try it out. I have seen some requests for things like this on info-vax at various times, so I suspect at least some people may be interested. Be warned, it isn't fast. Searching MAIL usually involves opening and closing a lot of files. It's a lot slower than searching straight text. However, it has its uses, rare though they might be. Have fun --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Ashley K.Ashley@ulcc.ac.uk Systems Development Group Manager University of London Computer Centre