[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       redhat-list
Subject:    Re: procmail folders and filters
From:       Jack Bowling <jbinpg () shaw ! ca>
Date:       2003-09-19 17:47:17
[Download RAW message or body]

On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 01:15:37PM -0400, Parker Morse wrote:
> On Friday, Sep 19, 2003, at 12:49 US/Eastern, christopher j bottaro 
> wrote:
> >i have a linux account at school.  to check my mail, i can ssh into 
> >one of the
> >linux machines at school and just type mutt.  problem with that is 
> >that i'm
> >on like 20 mailing list and my inbox is just a huge mess.  so instead, 
> >i use
> >kmail from my home machine to log into the pop server and download all 
> >my
> >emails and use filters to put them in different folders.
> >
> >my question is if i use procmail to filter my mail into different 
> >maildirs on
> >my school machine, will i still be able to download them all on my home
> >machine using kmail and using pop?
> 
> No. POP just checks the inbox. If you use procmail to filter your mail 
> into different maildirs, it won't be in the inbox.

Errmm. I had been doing this before going to mutt totally with zero
problems. As long as you use the "keep" switch to mutt, kmail should
still see all the new mails in the inbox and process accordingly.

> Does kmail support IMAP? IMAP will let you see those maildirs from home.
> 
> IMHO, if you're regularly checking your mail from multiple locations 
> and need folders, IMAP is the only way to go. If kmail won't do it, 
> switch to something that will.

Yes, probably a better solution.

-- 
Jack Bowling
mailto: jbinpg@shaw.ca


-- 
redhat-list mailing list
unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]