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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: expiry-target as function, how about an example
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 22:18:04 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m37kr5pvxv.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m1ellecvlt.fsf@reader.newsguy.com>

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> The nearest thing to an example of expiry-target used as a funtion is
> the description of it in the manual:

[...]

> o    Here's an example for specifying a group name:
> o      (setq nnmail-expiry-target "nnml:expired")

[...]

> How can I slip a homemade function in here that processes the message
> being expired? Something like this:
>
> (defun hp-process-exp ()
>    "Run procmail/formail against this message" 
>    (interactive)
>    (shell-command "process_exp.ksh < THIS_BUFFER" nil nil))

(setq nnmail-expiry-target 'hp-process-exp)

But the function has to return a string that says what the target is. 

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen



  reply	other threads:[~2001-12-29 21:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-12-29  7:51 Harry Putnam
2001-12-29 21:18 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2001-12-29 23:30   ` Harry Putnam
2001-12-29 23:39     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

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