Khamis,

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 08:53:30 +0300 From: Khamis Jalal <Khamis_Jalal@ALFALAK.COM> Subject: Protocol

Hello all, I am on the SAS-L list for some time now. When I first joined the list, I was frustrated with amount of e-mail in my inbox. I thought of unsuscribing from the list at first. But since some of the subjects discussed are excellent ideas and hints that I need, I thought of putting some rules in my mail box to filter out emails that I think are not interesting to me. The problem I am faced with is: on what basis my rule should be setup so that I can filter out these un-wanted emails? I thought of one way that might be helpful. Any one sending an email to list, he can put in the subject line the key words he used in his question or answer. Some key words are: BASE: Base SAS SCL: Screen Control Language IML: Intractive Matrix Language etc.

I will appreciate any ideas that might help me to filter out the undesired emails.

Thanks

Khamis Jalal SAS Systems Consultant Saudi Arabia