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Re: [LUG] Simple serverside mail filtering...

 

On 04/12/2007, Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am subscribed to several mailing lists and would like an easy way to
> filter the incoming messages to be delivered to separate IMAP folders.
>
> My current setup is as follows:
> 1) Messages are sent to xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (where the xxxx is specific
> to the mailing list).
> 2) @mydomain.co.uk is a fordwarding account to my ISP account.
> 3) Mail is retrieved every 5 minutes from my ISP via POP (using getmail).
> 4) Mail is delivered to an IMAP folder (IMAP served by Dovecot).
> 5) I connect to my IMAP mail server and use the email application
> (usually Sylpheed or Evolution depending on the workstation in question)
> to sort/filter messages to their appropriate folders.
>
> This mail server is for personal use only - it is not a company mail
> server.  There is only one account that should receive mail, but the
> address to which the mail was sent dictates which folder it should go
> into.
>
> Ideally I would like to be able to filter the messages into their
> respective folders at stage 3.5).  I've had a look at procmail, but it
> looks like a bit of overkill for my needs.  Getmail seems to have
> filtering capabilities, but I can't seem to get it to work.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
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How about setting up dummy users, then dovecot should setup seperate
folders automatically

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