Short:    Strips eGroup adverts, with GUI.  V0.13ß
Uploader: Steve Bowman (Steve & Ulli Bowman <stevebow@hotkey.net.au>)
Author:   ©2000 Steve Bowman (Steve & Ulli Bowman <stevebow@hotkey.net.au>)
Version:  0.13ß (18-Sep-2000)
Type:     comm/mail
Requires: OS3.5 (or AWNPipe:), YAM 2.0

About 80% of my incoming mail comes via eGroups.  Since eGoups in a great
stroke of marketing genius decided to move their advertisments from the bottom
of messages to the top, surely a Real Good Thing® in their opinion, they have
now become annoying enough not to ignore.

No longer.  This ARexx script takes care of that for you automatically.

This started out as a very basic script, but I just kept adding and adding to
it. :^)  It is a beta, which means it works fine (so far) on my setup but may
not on yours.  Please report any problems.

FEATURES:

· Reaction GUI with progress bar and info on number of messages scanned and
  adverts stripped.
· Will locate the Incoming Folder regardless of its actual name or postion in
  the folder list or language (I hope...) YAM is running in.
· Will only scan mails flagged as New in the Incoming Folder - because if
  you're anything like me you will usually have ~50 Read mails in your incoming
  folder waiting to be manually archived.  :^)
· Intelligent scanning - if any new messages are not eGroup messages, they will
  be skipped.
· If no new mails are downloaded from the server, no scanning at all takes
  place.
· After updating Incoming Folder index, returns you to your previous
  folder/state before script exits.  For example, if you have selected a number
  of messages to be deleted in a folder and the script starts after a download,
  you will be restored to that folder with the messages reselected when the
  script terminates.

INSTALLATION:

To install, simply copy this script to YAM:Rexx.  Now open YAM's Config panel
and go to the ARexx section.  Hilite the "After getting new mail" item and load
"Rexx/Strip_eGroups.rexx" into the Script gadget.  Double check the Pop-up
selector is on ARexx and not AmigaDOS.  Leave "Open console window unchecked,
but (IMPORTANT) make sure "Wait for termination" is checked ON.  Click on Save,
and that's it.

THINGS TO DO (MAYBE):
· Scanning of archived old mail.
· Preferences for scanning other non-eGroups mail.  Currently only messages
  from eGroups with their current seperater pattern is used.
· German translation of program text and docs.
· Any requests???

DISCLAIMER:

· This script is to be used entirely at your own risk, and although I have
  performed extensive testing, I will not be held responsible for any loss of
  data as a result of its use.
· This script is ©2000 by me, and may only be distributed in its original
  unmodified form.

If you disagree with any of the above, do not use the script!