Oops.  I never looked at the one which works <sheepish grin>.

Perhaps the problem is the brackets?

If an overloaded inbox is your concern, there are alternatives which are not
rule-based.....

The simplest solution is to just suspend receiving mail by sending a SET NO
MAIL command to all your mailing lists.  That keeps you as an active member,
but does not deliver any mail until you cancel the suspension with a SET
MAIL command.  The drawback to this is that you would not be able to access
any of the messages from that time frame, except through the mailing list's
archives -- and not all lists have an archive. (we do)

If you NEED to receive the mail, another alternative is to use the SET
DIGEST (and later a SET NODIGEST) command.  This will condense a full 24
hour's worth of mail into a single message


Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kung, M. Patricia <[log in to unmask]>

> Then please explain why the first one works and the other three do not and
> they have the exact logic.
>
>I am just getting ready to go on vacation and it would sure be great
> if my box was not overloaded when I come back.

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