I know this can be done: IMAP, Procmail, SquirrelMail

[Patrick Fleming EA]

I use the IMP for my web-based email. http://www.horde.org
It does take a little configuring to get it set up- but once it is it's 
nearly admin free. I just started using pine to grab imap mail from my 
server/firewall/gateway box. This helps a little when I have to use 
different Win machines and don't want to copy all of my email into 
multiple mailboxes.

On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Anthony Hologounis wrote:

> 
> Sorry... I think it may be an email client issue. I am using kmail 1.3.2 as 
> my everyday email client. I created a test account and tried using the email 
> client in Mozilla 9.8. The mozilla email client seems to have better support 
> for IMAP and it does show mail that has been processed by Procmail as NEW. 
> The only caveat is that you have to click the folder so it can refresh but 
> the NEW mail IS shown.
> 
> Is anyone else using IMAP and if so what client are you using? 
> 
> Anthony Hologounis
> 
> On Tuesday 12 February 2002 11:27 am, you wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > I just know this can be done.
> >
> > I have a RH7.2 box that is running postfix and I use Qpopper to pop the
> > mail to the clients.
> >
> > I just installed SquirrelMail which is a web based email client but
> > discovered it needed IMAP to work .
> > I am new to IMAP and at first glance it seems to be more difficult then POP
> > to set up , but I digress.
> >
> > I am using UW IMAP and I recompiled it to point to $HOME/Mail
> > SquirrelMail is able to create folders in $HOME/Mail and all is good
> > As a side note , with respect to IMAP the INBOX is /var/spool/mail/$USER
> > INBOX.trash, INBOX.Sent etc exist in $HOME/Mail. I am assuming that this is
> > as it should be....
> >
> > Heres the problem.
> > I want to use Procmail to filter the mail for the user and I am able to get
> > procmail to work BUT when I run SquirrelMail and check the mail the only
> > mail that will show up as NEW is any mail not filtered by Procmail, ie: any
> > mail that ends up in /var/spool/mail/$USER will be seen as NEW.
> >
> > If the mail IS filtered by Procmail it will be put into the respective file
> > in $HOME/Mail/"somefile"
> >
> > SquirrelMail will see "somefile" but any mail inside that "folder" is not
> > shown as NEW . So I have to open the "somefile" folder in SquirrelMail to
> > see whats in it. There is no initial gratification of knowing how many new
> > pieces of mail await me. Does that make sense?
> >
> > At first thought, is there a way for Procmail to flag the message as NEW
> > after it has been processed?
> >
> > Thanks for the help
> >
> > Anthony Hologounis
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