> Mike Burger wrote: >> Instead of running it in the method noted above, I usually run: >> >> cp /path/to/mailbox ~ (copy my mailbox to my homedir) >> cat /dev/null> /path/to/mailbox (clear out the contents of my main >> inbox) >> formail -s procmail < ~/mailbox (process the copy) >> rm ~/mailbox (once satisfied with the results) >> >> The reasoning behind this is that, if you use the originally posted >> method, anything that would normally wind up in your inbox, and not >> be filtered into other folders, would wind up being duplicated in >> your inbox. > > Indeed, and this is more what's outlined in the promail man page. I > didn't have time to go into the details and I figured that anyone > using procmail would be wise enough to check the man page (or at least > make some backups before feeding their precious mailboxes to it. :) > > That may or may not be a valid assumption on my part, so thanks for > filling in the details for the benefit of the archives. Always happy to help, when I can. :-D -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email message to: site-update-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
