Subject: Re: Filtering Mail

From: [email-masked] (Remco van de Meent)
Date: 2 Jan 1996 20:46:53 GMT

Gregory J. Hickel ([email-masked]) wrote on Thu, 28 Dec 1995 11:35:17 -0600:
> The help file on Unix Pine mentions using an external program to filter 
> your mail.  Could someone please direct me to these?  Thanks!
> 

Ehmmmmmmmmm,    so I'm _not_ the only one looking for this information....

please mail me if you get responses...

thanx 

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Remco van de Meent.

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From: Ray DeJean <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 05:16:12 CDT

> please mail me if you get responses...

Um, i don't think pine can filter mail by itself. If i'm wrong, someone 
please correct me, but show us how to do it! :)

I believe the external program on unix is called procmail. i've never 
used it though...soooo...check out the mail filtering FAQ. it has pretty 
complete instructions on procmail, and some other external programs...
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/mail/filtering-faq/faq.html

Later,

Ray
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From: [email-masked] (Steve Ferguson)
Date: 3 Jan 1996 20:12:41 GMT

> Ehmmmmmmmmm,    so I'm _not_ the only one looking for this information....

It's referring to other programs, run independently of pine.  Procmail is
one, filter is another.  On most UNIX systems, you can create a .forward
file on your mail server and set it up to forward your mail to a program
which divides your mail into separate boxes (or takes a variety of other
definable actions) depending on various criteria in your incoming mail.
For more information, run a gopher or archie search on 'procmail' and
you'll surely find what you want.

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From: Gerhard Heijenga <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 02:01:27 +0100 (MET)

at the www page http://www.jazzie.com/ii/faqs/groups/comp/mail/pine/ you 
can find some interesting comments obout filtering with pine. - pine 
itself does not filter mail. you need procmail or filter or ...

happy new year

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