Re: [SM-USERS] server-side sorting

[p d. t. <pdo...@an...>]

> That particular plugin will sort the mail when you log in. One of the

"that particular..."??  He didn't even mention a plugin name.  More
importantly, please don't confuse people here: there is in fact a plugin
called "Server Side Filter" that will allow you to manage procmail or
maildrop filter files, BOTH of which are applications that can sort mail
UPON ARRIVAL, among other things.  Sieve is NOT the only way to do that,
and if this person already has procmail installed, it is highly doubtful
that that plugin will be relevant at all in his context.  He should use
"Server Side Filter" instead.  It will do EXACTLY what he was asking.

> better ways to handle server side sorting is something like Sieve w/
> cyrus imap. Sieve actually handles sorting as the message is delivered
> to you local delivery agent. SM has good plugins to support setting up
> sieve filters through the sq mail interface so mail is sorted by the
> server. Less impact loading.
>
>
>
> Don Russell wrote:
>
>> On one machine I have Lniux/Fedora Core 3 running apache 2.0 ,
>> squirrelmail 1.4.3a-6, sendmail and procmail.
>>
>> On various other PCs I have thunderbird e-mail clients connecting to
>> that first machine via IMAP, or connecting to it via http(s) using
>> squirrelmail
>>
>> I have a question regarding sorting the mail as it arrives so it's
>> placed in different folders....
>>
>> Right now I do this with "rules" in Thunderbird, but that seems
>> strange to me, because  I have to maintain duplicate sets of
>> "rules".... and of course if the Thunderbird client is shut down, mail
>> stops getting sorted.
>> Enter "procmail"...
>>
>> My question is... if I use a squirrelmail plugin to do "server-side
>> sorting", does that create rules (recipes) in the procmailrc file? Or
>> does the sorting take place when  I log into squirrelmail and then
>> squirrelmail sorts it all.
>>
>> I think what I'm looking for is some sort of "intelligent editor" for
>> manipulating procmailrc files.
>>
>> Does anybody know of a "procmailrc editor"? Everything I find on the
>> subject begins with "Start your favorite text editor and open
>> procmailrc..."
>>
>> What do other people do to get their incoming mail into different
>> folders?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Don Russell