Server side rules for IMAP?

[Bill Cour]

Can I set up server side rules for my IMAP account? Duplicating the rules on multiple clients is a bit of a pain.

[thulsa_doom]

Absolutely. Procmail is your friend, though there's a bit of a learning curve (to the point where we don't train our support staff on it). The uses and nuances of procmail are well documented, as super-nerdy Linux stuff goes. http://userpages.umbc.edu/~ian/procmail.html may be a good start-off point. Basically you write up a text file named ".procmailrc" containing the instructions (or "recipes") you want applied to your mail, and put it in your home directory on our server. Caution is advised.

[Bill Cour]

Thanks.

In the meantime, I discovered how to pretty easily propagate rules between machines. I'll go with that for now. Glad to know I have an alternative if needed.

Bill Courington

[virtualmike]

In the meantime, I discovered how to pretty easily propagate rules between machines.

Please share!