[Dovecot] Re: Maildir, procmail, and locks

[Mark Nienberg]

Matthias Andree wrote:
> Mark Nienberg <gmane at tippingmar.com> writes:
> 
>> Matthias Andree wrote:
>>
>>> The best bet is to get rid of procmail and to replace it by maildrop.
>> I think I've worked around the procmail issue for now (see my msg to
>> Odhiambo), but maildrop looks interesting.  I've downloaded and
>> installed it, but I still have to learn how to write filters and how to
>> write the main configuration file (/etc/maildroprc) before I can test
>> it.  If you have any samples, including a vacation recipe, I'd love to
>> see them.  Thanks,
> 
> The vacation recipe is in the docs, check the maildropex manual page.
> 
> Just a short snippet to detour the dovecot list messages into the
> "dovecot" Maildir++ folder (includes administrivia):
> 
> if (/^List-ID:.*<dovecot\.(dovecot\.org|procontrol\.fi)>/)
>   to "Maildir/.dovecot/"
> 
Thanks.  I'll study it a bit more and then test it.  I get the 
impression that maildrop is being maintained more actively than procmail 
so changing now (before my new dovecot server goes into production) 
might be a good idea.
Mark