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- From: gavron@spades.aces.com (Ehud Gavron 602-570-2000 x. 2546)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: NEWMAIL COUNT incorrect problems SOLVED (Was: Updated DISKFREE.COM)
- Message-ID: <16DEC199219463552@spades.aces.com>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 02:46:00 GMT
- References: <01GSA22UPREQ90MW4A@Arizona.edu> <13DEC199221501535@spades.aces.com> <1992Dec16.092318.13088@bsu-ucs>
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- In article <1992Dec16.092318.13088@bsu-ucs>, 00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Matthew J. Stum) writes...
- #(Ehud Gavron 602-570-2000 x. 2546) writes:
- #> The following is the DEFINITIVE SOLUTION to the famous newmail count
- #> problem. If your NEWMAIL COUNT is off by one or more messages, extract
- #> the following and unpack it.
- #>
- #> With thanks for the idea to package this going to Terry, Bo, Dan,
- #> and Jane!
- #>
- #> Ehud
- #>
- #> --
- #> Ehud Gavron (EG76)
- #> gavron@ACES.COM
- #[lengthy Macro program deleted]
- #
- #Question: Why didn't you use callable mail routines?
-
- Because what I did use is better. Had you tried it you wouldn't
- have posted.
-
- #Personally, I'd be very squeemish about running the code that you posted...
-
- Because you didn't look at it, and didn't try it. If you had,
- you would probably not have posted this note.
-
- #Matt
- #
- #--
- #Matt Stum Gwydion ap Myrddin Ball State University
- #00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu Shire of Afonlyn, MK Muncie, IN USA
-
- Ehud
-
- --
- Ehud Gavron (EG76)
- gavron@vesta.sunquest.com
- . I'm IMAGINING a sensuous GIRAFFE, CAVORTING in the BACK ROOM
- of a KOSHER DELI --
-