Finally got fed up when faced with how to delete 9,000 of 10,000+ email message using mutt in linux. The key is to get the messages tagged. To tag messages, hit “T” (capital T). Then, you will be presented a “Tag messages matching:” prompt.<\/p>\n
Tag the messages by date:<\/p>\n
Tag messages matching: ~d dd<\/em>\/mm<\/em>\/yyyy<\/em>–dd<\/em>\/mm<\/em>\/yyyy<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For example:<\/p>\n
Tag messages matching: ~d 01\/01\/2012-31\/12\/2012<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Tagged messages will now have an “*” (asterik).<\/p>\n
Delete all the tagged messages:
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