the procmail example in linux-sxs

[Bruce Marshall]

On Tuesday 02 April 2002 20:02 pm, M.W.Chang wrote:
> I've got my procmail sort of working.
>
> 1. if I want all users to use one prcomailrc, does it mean that I only
> need to put a procmail file in /etc? Right now, I have a .forward and
> .procmailrc in /home/user.
>

Yes, only in /etc


> 2. is it silly using procmail to catch spam by actually reading and
> hence understanding the message body?
>

Use something like Spamassassin.  Using a procmailrc is a futile effort.

> 3. So I only need to download the filter from the supplied URL and it
> would be working without additional changes needed?
>

Beats me...  don't know what filter you're talking about.  Never used it.

> -- begin quote
> # these two are for the junkmail program (http://junkfilter.zer0.org)
> PMDIR=$HOME/.procmail
> JFDIR=$HOME/.procmail
>
> # where does possible spam go for our later review
> JUNKMAIL=/var/mail/nobody
>
> # the null device for things we know are spam
> NULL=/dev/null
>
> # where should procmail
>
> # ---- Call junkfilter ----
> # this is how to use multiple procmail rule files
> INCLUDERC=$JFDIR/junkfilter
> -- end quote
>
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+ Bruce S. Marshall  bmarsh at bmarsh.com  Bellaire, MI         04/02/02 21:29  +
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