Re: Starting to run Mutt
Whoa, slow down, hold up.
Number ONE. Unless list messages specifically request a personal
reply in addition to a list reply, *only* reply to the *list*. I read the
list or would not have seen your post in the first place and I have
absolutely *no* need for an additional copy.
* Larry Alkoff <labradley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [06-11-04 10:11]:
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 06:51:54 -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> >
> >The url you were presented for procmail is a quick-start 'qs' and will
> >lead you quickly thru a 'starter' ~/.procmailrc. It will take 10
> >minutes and is as good as they come.
> >http://www.ii.com/internet/robots/procmail/qs/
>
> I'm working with the "robots" tutorial right now.
>
> So far I have test messages filtered sucessfully to ~/Mail/IN-testing.
>
> But all the other messages seem to be stuck in /var/spool/mail.
*What* messages. Messages delivered prior to setting rules in procmail?
> I understand that messages that fall through my two filters (IN-testing and
> rc.subscriptions)
> should fall through to my default MAILBOX.
> procmail -v gives: Your system mailbox: /var/spool/mail/lba
> but in my ~/.procmailrc I have MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail
You have [not|mis] read the quick-start tutorial. There is a
difference between *spool* file and *maildir*
ex (my ~/.procmailrc):
SPOOL=/var/spool/mail
MAILDIR=$HOME/mail
DEFAULT=$SPOOL/pat
COMSAT=no
#Directory for storing procmail log and rc files
PMDIR=$HOME/.procmail
LOGFILE=$PMDIR/log
#Set on when debugging
VERBOSE=off
# Remove ## when debugging; set to no if you want minimal logging
LOGABSTRACT=all
LOG="
"
INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/rc.maillists
> Do I need another filter for "default" mail to go to my specified inbox?
default mail is delivered to DEFAULT
default mail is that which is *not* directed otherwise by a procmail rule
> Is it correct to say that mail normally comes into /var/spool/mail/lba
> or whatever user and procmail then moves it to ~/Mail/whatever?
no, you have [not|mis] read the quick-start tutorial. Procmail
delivers the mail based on your procmail rules. It does not *move* it.
> How can I (and _should_ I) change /var/spool/mail/lba to something else?
reconsider this question
....
> I know and understand what you have said but it's HARD.
one step at a time. If you try to address it all at once, you will be
lost. Make a change/addition/deletion, then test, then again. If you
do two things and it does not work, you will not know which was/is wrong.
> >You will enjoy mutt.
> I'm looking forward to getting it going.
The *first* step is *always* the hardest <grin>.
The main thing is to try, RTFM, try, RTFM, try, ask questions. This is
a very helpful list and the mutt doc's are among, if not the best in
linuxdom.
gud luk,
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