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Chris Pollock
Asked: 2014-07-14 18:36:58 +0800 CST

Using Maildrop with Ubuntu

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Due to a total burn up, literally, of my Mandriva machine yesterday I've decided to upgrade to a newer and better distro. I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and am slowly getting things back in shape again. I'm using IMAP with my local folders under Evolution. Prior to the crash I was using fetchmail and procmail.

For some reason procmail won't install which is too bad as it was working great for me. I've moved onto Maildrop, have it installed but I'm having problems finding examples of the /etc/maildroprc file.

I've reinstalled fetchmail and courier-imap and both seem to be running fine. Would anyone have any examples of what a maildroprc file should look like? All the sites I've looked at on-line just don't seem to help or else I just don't understand them

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1 Answers

  1. Preamble:

    I have been using maildrop for many years now to filter my mail (as a drop-in replacement for procmail). My usage has been:

    mutt --> msmtp --> GMail --> getmail --> maildrop --> mutt

    My mail spool is a very traditional /var/spool/mail/andrew and my central mailbox delivery is to $HOME/mail/mailboxes. So a little different to your own setup!

    Nevertheless I can give an edited version of my maildrop filter, which I have placed as $HOME/.mailfilter (whereas I see that you have chosen /etc/maildroprc).

    Filter example:

    Below is a modified version of my own mailfilter, as you have requested in your question, which has in its expanded form served me well for many years:

    #-------------------------------------------#
#  maildrop filters for $HOME/.mailfilter   #
#-------------------------------------------#

# --> Some Variables... <--  #

DEFAULT=/var/spool/mail/andrew
MAILBOX="$HOME/mail/mailboxes"          
SENDMAIL="/usr/bin/msmtp"
logfile "$HOME/.mailfilter.log"
VERBOSE=9

# --> Filter / deliver mailing lists...<-- #

if (/^List-Id:.*ffmpeg-user.ffmpeg.org>/)
    to $MAILBOX/ffmpeg

# --> Filter / deliver Forums email...<-- #

if (/^From:.*[email protected]>/)
    to $MAILBOX/linuxquestions
    
# --> Filter / deliver old friends... <-- #

if (/^From:.*[email protected]>/)
    to $MAILBOX/an_old_friend

# -->  Send a CC on receipt ...      <--  #

if (/^From:.*@iinet.net.au>/)
{
    cc"[email protected]"
}

    In conclusion:

    This is the old school way of doing mail and I hope this example of a working mailfilter will assist you to get your own setup working and perhaps interest other AU users in trying out the old ways...

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