mail filter in python?

[Remco Gerlich]

Greg McFarlane wrote in comp.lang.python:
> I am looking for a replacement for the "filter" program that comes
> with elm - something that I do not have to compile and something that
> is easy to hack on.  Does anyone know of a python version?
> 
> (FYI, the elm filter program is executed each time the Unix mail
> system attempts to deliver a mail message to your mailbox.  You can
> configure it to put certain messages into folders, to delete others or
> to forward others to someone else.  It is very useful for dealing with
> mailing lists and other high-volume email sources.)

The best program out there for this sort of thing is Procmail. It does
everything. It's not Python, it is compiled C. But the config files are easy
to make.

http://www.procmail.org

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Remco Gerlich,  scarblac at pino.selwerd.nl
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