Procmail Email Management: Build, Configure, And Automate

Dec 07, 2001 •

Anthony Pell

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In today's article, I'll build and configure procmail and get you started on a few basic recipes. In next week's article, I'll continue with some more complicated recipes and look at procmail's logging features.. . . In today's article, I'll build and configure procmail and get you started on a few basic recipes. In next week's article, I'll continue with some more complicated recipes and look at procmail's logging features.

Procmail Basics 12/06/2001 If you receive more than a few email messages a day, you've probably discovered that it becomes increasingly difficult to sort and prioritize your email. Messages you want to read immediately can get lost in a sea of less-important messages. Worse, your inbox can become cluttered with spam, virus-infected messages, and other disagreeables. Fortunately, the procmail program has been designed to help you sort through this mess.