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Procmail
Quick Links
- Web based procmail configuration tool
- Web based out-of-office/vacation configuration tool
- Description default web based configuration
- Initialisation Web based procmail (needed
only once)
Description
Procmail(1) is a filter program with which all incoming mails can be filtered/processed. If you want to know all the details, read the manual procmail(1).Procmail can a.o be used to:
- throw away or put in separate folders all spam-mails that have been detected and labeled as such by our anti-spam scanner
- send an automatic out-of-office message to whomever sends you e-mail during your holiday or other absence
- ...
To make procmail easier to use, read here how to
use the web interface.
(Previously there has been a command
line version but it is deprecated,
unsupported and described in dutch only)
Which version am I using right now?
To detect which version you are using, you have to look at your
.procmailrc in your mail directory
...
your mail directory depends on your mail server ...
which mail
server your (new/incoming) mail is hosted on, is described on the E-Mail Client Configuration Overview.
| your mail is hosted on: | your mail directory is: |
|---|---|
| mail3 (aka bos) | /cw/mailhome3/loginname |
| mail4 (aka canis) | /cw/mailhome4/loginname |
You can access your mail directory from most departmental machines (e.g. of your research group or ssh.cs.kuleuven.be).
You are using the web version if your .procmailrc begins with:
#####
# Do not change this file, but configure your procmail on:
# https://iwww.cs.kuleuven.be/cgi-bin/cs/procmail.pl
#
INCLUDERC=/usr/local/share/cs-procmail/web/procmailrc
If your .procmailrc looks different, you are probably using your own/manual procmail configuration and then you of course are completely responsible for its contents ;-) You might however, find some help on our procmail filter documentation.
