[comp.mail.mush] sort on "time sent"

wessel@kub.nl (Wessel Kraaij) (02/14/91)

Is it possible to do a more accurate 'sort' than sort on date?
Sometimes message order gets corrupted by LIFO mail queues, I
would like to reorder incoming messages on exact time and date of sending.


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argv@turnpike.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan Heller) (02/15/91)

In article <1991Feb14.132216.11881@kub.nl> wessel@kub.nl (Wessel Kraaij) writes:
> Is it possible to do a more accurate 'sort' than sort on date?
> Sometimes message order gets corrupted by LIFO mail queues, I
> would like to reorder incoming messages on exact time and date of sending.

The variable, "date_received", controls whether the date of a message
should use the date sent or the date recieved.  this controls message
sorting, message display (e.g., hdr_format), and picks like:
    pick -ago 2 weeks 1 day
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