Evolution

[Alan Jackson]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:33:48 +0100
Roger Oberholtzer <roger at opq.se> wrote:

> On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 17:13, Ted Ozolins wrote:
> > Is there a way to import mail_filter_list from Mozilla mail into 
> > Evolution? Importing my Inbox and address book (abook.mab) was no 
> > problem.  In attempting to import filter rules bombs out with "no known 
> > import for file type"
> 
> I have seen no import filter for ... filters.
> 
> Best is to set up imap and do filters external to any mail program. A
> bit of work up front, but a time saver in the long run. Just point any
> e-mail program at the imap server. Your mail will be ready.
> 

I have a pretty serious filter I'll post on my website someday.

My mail, for a variety of reasons, follows the path :

fetchmail -> procmail -> temp-folder -> mailfilter.pl -> Mh folders for
Sylpheed

The perl script also calls spamassassin internally. I detect virii, bounce a
note to the originator, file Joe jobs in their own folder and drop a complaint,
and of course file spam in it's special place, plus sort all my e-mail lists
appropriately. I also autoforward certain e-mails to my work account, or in
some cases to my wife's account. And certain e-mails set off executables.

Once you get started on a filter like this, it's hard to stop. Oh, I also
make copies of e-mails that trigger on a keyword list and put them in
a special folder. Someday I want to make that more sophisticated to do
a Bayesian filter to make the decision.

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