From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1ONPRf-0004HX-OQ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:04:15 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A565FE0928 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:04:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from karnak.local (cpc2-lutn10-2-0-cust603.9-3.cable.virginmedia.com [81.97.90.92]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 982CAE067D for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:35:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by karnak.local (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB2713003 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:35:56 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at karnak.local Received: from karnak.local ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (karnak.local [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id xJQqNIv+kZK1 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:35:54 +0100 (BST) Received: from karnak.local (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by karnak.local (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C5243002 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:35:54 +0100 (BST) Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:35:47 +0100 From: David W Noon To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Anything better than procmail? Message-ID: <20100612123547.491fdec0@karnak.local> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Luton Operatic Society X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.5 (GTK+ 2.18.9; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=PGP-SHA1; boundary="Sig_/3AVCgJ9Cr30.7X2Flxn3nwn"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: c829e419-4f87-4e4c-9aa8-232312bb5076 X-Archives-Hash: 2675583c56faab1be75e6fa8a09de446 --Sig_/3AVCgJ9Cr30.7X2Flxn3nwn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:00:01 +0200, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote about [gentoo-user] Anything better than procmail?: >while still setting up my new system I wonder, whether there >somethning better than 'procmail' to process mails (maildir-format). >I am getting my mails via fetchmail/POP3. > >Any better program for that task? I bit the bullet a few years ago and installed an IMAP4 server -- initially Dovecot, but quickly replaced by dbmail. This allows you to use a sieve script, instead of procmail "recipes". Moreover, each user maintains his/her own sieve script. So, my mail path is now: 1) fetchmail, from my ISP's POP3 server; 2) postfix, including spam and virus scanning with amavisd-new; 3) dbmail, for local IMAP4 delivery. I am proud to say it is the best "home brew" mail system I have ever seen. --=20 Regards, Dave [RLU #314465] =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D dwnoon@ntlworld.com (David W Noon) =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --Sig_/3AVCgJ9Cr30.7X2Flxn3nwn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkwTcRoACgkQc9/LpQ70v48rgwCglzNGVC8UVgda0hhZuuFvDhBz HngAmwQAt0ynQdEwGxq5SVXnWalRitan =2DzT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/3AVCgJ9Cr30.7X2Flxn3nwn--