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-+- UserKill 1.0 by Anthony Brice -+-
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An Arexx script to work in conjunction with Spot. Written by Anthony
Brice - 2:254/255.1 (c) June 21st 1995.
Internet: anthony@backyard.demon.co.uk
What is it
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Spot has some powerfull features for getting rid of unwanted messages in
echos on import and while displaying message lists etc, but it's a pain
trying to do all this include #?subject#? or all messages with name of
#?Ian Hedge#? etc....
Wouldn't you like an easier way of getting someones crap postings outta
your message base real quick? Wouldn't you like to just select an area, and
punch a hot key to type in either a name or an address, and have this script
run through the entire area nuking those messages quick time.. Or wouldn't
you like to make it even easier on yourself, and select the button that
nukes all messages in the echo from the person who has written the message
up in front of you? Or perhaps you'd just like to totally nuke any messages
with the subject that's on the message in front of you?
Now you can. UserKill does all this, and does it well.
How do I set it up
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Copy the script into your Spot/Arexx path and then plug it into your arexx
config window in Spot. No other programs, external libraries, config files,
or any other kinda jazz are needed. Just hit the appropriate hotkey and the
rest is self explanatory and you can nuke away.
How does it work
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Easy. When called the script pops up a Gui with five buttons, and a prompt
asking you how you would like to scan.. The button functions are detailed
here.
Name: Prompts you for a user name and deletes all the messages in the echo
which are from that name. It won't do messages to, but I could make it
do so should people be interested.
Address: Spot won't let you twit an address. Just a name.. Userkill has no
such morals. Type in the net address of the person you want to
remove out of the echo, and they'll never bother you with their
messages in that echo until next time you poll. You could always add
them to your twitlist while you're at it :-)
NB: Using this option can be better than Name as the person you want to get
rid of may be using an Alias in the echo as well, although unlikely. It
is easy to use an alias in an echo, but not so easy to fake a point, hence
it was more than worthwhile putting this function in :)
This Poster: Works as in name, except you won't be prompted for a name, as it
will use whoever the current message is from. A quick way of
getting rid of someone fast.
NB: It won't matter about what casing the name is in, as the script is aware
of it and will convert everything before hand so the bugger can't get
away from you <g>
This Subject: Tired of the MUI debate. Heard enough about GMS mailer? This
button will grab the subject of the current message and kill
every message in the echo using the same text. I thought this
would be better than prompting the user manually as the
subject headers these days are too wierd and long to be wasting
time copying them out.
NB: The subject option doesn't actually route through a thread removing all
messages, just the subject header at this time. Maybe I'll do a thread
option at a later date once I've had a look at how Spot handles them.
Additional
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The script will keep track of your current message so you can be returned
there as soon as it's finished. Naturally if the message you were on has been
deleted, then it'll whack you onto the next one, so no harm can be done in
using this script. Hell I've been testing it with wierd ideas all evening
and it's been fine.
Remember that this is a DESTRUCTIVE script. You'll lose mail using it, so
don't use it until you understand what it does by reading this doc properly,
and being sure you actually want to use it.
I take no liability for people losing messages they want to keep. I just
write the scripts so people can use them IF they want to.
If you have any comments or suggestions on this little evenings work, then
please netmail me at 2:254/255.1 with your thoughts. Thanks and compliments
are also more than welcome, and may induce me into doing yet more on the
Spot front.
Nico Francois has express permission to include this script with future
releases of Spot should he so wish, as usual.