Am 2007-11-15 20:46:10, schrieb Joe Masters: > I need some ideas as to setting up a demo of Mutt for netphobic users. > Let me explain. > > When my boss complained about the slowness and unease of use of her > graphical windows email client I foolishly mentioned that I used a > client that did not require mouse usage. Being a trained typist, she was > naturally interested and asked for a demo. :-) > My problem is that I need to run the demo on a standalone Debian Etch > box. No connection to any other machine. My first thoughts were to set > up a localhost mailserver and create a few users for testing. Then > create messages from each user, filter them through procmail etc. > > But this seems like a LOT of work (I have enough of that already). > > Any ideas? 1) Install a Debian Basic system 2) apt-get install courier-mta-ssl courier-imap-ssl (this is working from scratch, if you have your maildir in ~/Maildir) 3) apt-get install ${WM_of_your_choice} mutt procmail fetchmail 4) copy some mailinglist archives to a $USER account into the maildir 5) in another $USER you setup fetchmail to pick-up messages from previosly $USER but let them poll only once per minute and setup it up to fetch not more then 2 messages at once 6) in $USER 2 setup procmail... I demonstate it wit a realy heavy procmail config like: ----[ '~/log/procmail/2007-11-22' ]------------------------------------- <snip> ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 01:00:03 ################ (7883919) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=8] (7883919) ML_divers : Pass (7883919) BTS_Debian : Pass (7883919) FLT_empty_body : Pass [LINES=65] (7883919) FLT_blacklist : Pass [TLIST=blacklist] (7883919) FLT_undisclosed-re: Whitelisted [WLIST=undisclosed-recipients] (7883919) FLT_spam_outlook : Pass [WLIST=spam_outlook.whitelist] (7883919) FLT_ms_word_mail : Pass [WLIST=spam_outlook.whitelist] (7883919) FLT_the_bat : Pass [WLIST=spam_the_bat.whitelist] (7883919) FLT_spam_base64 : Pass (7883919) FLT_pdf : Pass [WLIST=pdf.whitelist] (7883919) FLT_rtf : Pass [WLIST=rtf.whitelist] (7883919) FLT_images : Pass (7883919) FLT_subscribe : Pass [TLIST=subscribe] (7883919) FLT_chinaspam : Pass (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [sbl.spamhaus.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [xbl.spamhaus.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [zen.spamhaus.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [cbl.abuseat.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [relays.ordb.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [list.dsbl.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [opm.blitzed.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [dul.dnsbl.sorbs.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [blackholes.mail-abuse.org] (7883919) FLT_rbl : Deactivated [dialups.mail-abuse.org] (7883919) FLT_spam_sub : Pass [TLIST=spam_sub] (7883919) FLT_spam_body : Pass [TLIST=spam_body.domains] (7883919) FLT_spam_body : Pass [TLIST=spam_body.words] (7883919) FLT_spamassassin : Executable "spamc" not found. From bounces+20071119-bug+2Dtracking+2Dsystem=freenet.de@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thu Nov 22 01:00:47 2007 Subject: steve.ruane@xxxxxxxxx, maia513@xxxxxxx, lpagano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Folder: .BTS_debian.b.base-config/new/1195689647.14385_0.mail.privat 6120 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 01:00:47 ################ (.......) TDProcmailLock : was sleeping 3 second(s). (.......) TDMailSerialnumber: Pass (7884584) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=1] (7884584) NET_sysmessages : Pass Subject: Cron <michelle.konzack@mail> tdmuttmailboxes --cron Folder: .SERVER.private_mail/new/1195689647.16319_0.mail.private 2315 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 01:01:00 ################ (.......) TDMailSerialnumber: Pass (7884585) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=1] (7884585) NET_sysmessages : Pass Subject: Cron <root@mail> tdmailfilter Folder: .SERVER.private_mail/new/1195689660.17969_0.mail.private 672 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 01:15:47 ################ (.......) TDMailSerialnumber: Pass (7884588) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=1] (7884588) NET_sysmessages : Pass Subject: Cron <root@mail> tdmailfilter Folder: .SERVER.private_mail/new/1195690547.23851_0.mail.private 672 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 01:20:03 ################ (7883919) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=8] (7883919) ML_divers : Pass (7883919) BTS_Debian : Pass (7883919) FLT_empty_body : Pass [LINES=65] (7883919) FLT_blacklist : Pass [TLIST=blacklist] (7883919) FLT_undisclosed-re: Hit [WLIST=undisclosed-recipients, FROM=luciyouahele1@xxxxxxxxxxx] Subject: steve.ruane@xxxxxxxxx, maia513@xxxxxxx, lpagano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Folder: .ATTENTION.2007_47.bts_debian.FLT_undisclosed-recipients/new 6224 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 01:20:08 ################ (.......) TDMailSerialnumber: Pass (7884589) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=1] (7884589) NET_sysmessages : Pass Subject: Cron <root@mail> tdmailfilter Folder: .SERVER.private_mail/new/1195690808.25465_0.mail.private 672 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 01:25:16 ################ (.......) TDMailSerialnumber: Pass (7884590) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=1] (7884590) NET_sysmessages : Pass Subject: Cron <michelle.konzack@mail> tdmuttmailboxes --cron Folder: .SERVER.private_mail/new/1195691116.28785_0.mail.private 2315 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 07:25:34 ################ (7884529) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=3] (7884529) ML_divers : Pass (7884529) Peoples : Pass (7884529) BUSINESS_firms : Pass Subject: Maxim: MAX16029EVKIT Folder: .Business.Maxim/new/1195712734.22940_0.mail.private 170156 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 07:25:34 ################ (7884570) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=5] (7884570) ML_divers : Pass (7884570) Peoples : Pass (7884570) BUSINESS_firms : Pass Subject: Maxim Membership Update Folder: .Business.Maxim/new/1195712734.22984_0.mail.private 2797 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 15:00:06 ################ (7732056) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=4] (7732056) ML_divers : Pass (7732056) Peoples : Pass (7732056) BUSINESS_firms : Maxim [New Product Announcements, 8 Links] Subject: [Maxim EE-Mail] 8 New Products Folder: .Business.Maxim.New_Products/new/1195740007.31425_0.mail.pri 9874 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 15:00:16 ################ (7721477) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=4] (7721477) ML_divers : Pass (7721477) Peoples : Pass (7721477) BUSINESS_firms : Maxim [Design Guides, 2 Links] Subject: [Maxim EE-Mail] Design Guides Folder: .Business.Maxim.Design_Guides/new/1195740016.32434_0.mail.pr 3590 ################ NEW MESSAGE AT 2007-11-22 15:00:22 ################ (7684617) FLT_received : Pass [COUNT=4] (7684617) ML_divers : Pass (7684617) Peoples : Pass (7684617) BUSINESS_firms : Maxim [Application Notes, 3 Links] Subject: [Maxim EE-Mail] 3 App Notes Folder: .Business.Maxim.Application_Notes/new/1195740022.639_0.mail. 5076 <snip> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Tamay Dogan Network Open Hardware Developer Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi 0033/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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