[thelist] deleting messages b4 a certain date

[Alex Beston]

>
>is it possible, so i dont have to press d for screen apon screen, to just 
>delete all messages before todays date? 
>
>perhaps using grep or something 
>directly on the mailbox?
>
discovered that php has a mailparse function that may be able to do it.

any ideas on something rough and ready like a short script that follows 
the format of a mail file?

A.