Subj : Re: Message new scan with and without /G?
To   : g00r00
From : Bj”rn Wiberg
Date : Tue Jul 27 2021 09:36 pm

Hello again, g00r00!

On 27 Jul 2021, Bj”rn Wiberg said the following...
 BW> Or should I skip using the (MC) function and instead rely on my global
 BW> personal scan instead, i.e.:
 BW> 
 BW> Command: (MN) Message new scan
 BW> Data: /P /G /NOLR /NOREAD

....however that is not a drop-in replacement, I have noticed.

/P will make it find any new messages from me (e.g. an unread echomail message from me to you), which isn't what I'm looking for in this case.

And adding /NOFROM to "cure" that causes any messages from myself to myself, such as new user registration notices, to go unnoticed.

Perhaps it would be an idea to add more alternatives to /P for the "(MN) Message new scan" function, such as:

/ONLYTO (only show messages addressed *to* the user)
/ONLYFROM (only show messages *from* the user)
/NOTO (exclude any messages addressed *to* the user)

Of course /ONLYTO and /ONLYFROM would be mutually exclusive; same thing for /NOFROM and /NOTO. If one combines those you simply get no results.

Just a thought. :)

Best regards
Bj”rn

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