Re: bulk deletion of email

[pkd <p_u_n_k_i_n_d@yahoo.it>]

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Chris Green wrote:

> Fabian Braennstroem <f.braennstroem@gmx.de> writes:
> 
>> Is it not enough to mark the mails with '#' and delete them
>> afterwards with 'B Backspace'?
> 
> # often bites me big time when going through a group.  I'll mark
> things like spam and move them to a training group and then see a mail
> from Mom and hit F.

i delete mails i marked with `d'. you could tune this function to fit your
needs:

(defun gnus-summary-delete-r-articles ()
  (interactive)
  (unless (eq (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) (gnus-summary-limit-to-marks "r"))
    (goto-line 1)
    (gnus-summary-delete-article (count-lines (point-min) (point-max))))
  (gnus-summary-pop-limit))
    
(eval-after-load "gnus-sum"
  '(progn
     (define-key gnus-summary-mode-map "Bd" 'gnus-summary-delete-r-articles)))


> Then I have a nice *reply* buffer with the body of everyone of those
> spams in it.
> 
> A delete me now flag would probably also help so that deletion can be
> separate from expiry but I'm sure there's a reason this hasn't been
> done.

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