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• procmail — Provides an overview of how Procmail works and the steps involved with filtering
email.
• procmailrc — Explains the rc file format used to construct recipes.
• procmailex — Gives a number of useful, real-world examples of Procmail recipes.
• procmailsc — Explains the weighted scoring technique used by Procmail to see if a particular
recipe matches a certain message.
16.7.2. Useful Websites
• http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.html — Provides an
overview of how email works and examines possible email solutions and configurations on the
client and server sides.
• http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/Mail-User-HOWTO — Looks at email from the
user’s perspective, investigates various popular email client applications and gives an introduction
to topics such as aliases, forwarding, auto-replying, mailing lists, mail filters, and spam.
• http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Secure-POP+SSH.html — Demonstrates a
way to retrieve POP email using SSH with port forwarding, so that your email passwords and
messages will be transferred securely.
• http://www.sendmail.net — Contains news, interviews, and articles concerning Sendmail, including
an expanded view of the many options available.
• http://www.sendmail.org — Offers a thorough technical breakdown of Sendmail features and con-
figuration examples.
• http://tuxedo.org/~esr/fetchmail — The home page for Fetchmail, featuring an online manual, and
a thorough FAQ.
• http://www.procmail.org — The home page for Procmail, with links to assorted mailing lists dedi-
cated to Procmail as well as various FAQ documents.
• http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/users/reriksso/procmail/mini-faq.html — An excellent Procmail FAQ,
with troubleshooting tips and details about file locking and the use of wildcard characters.
• http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/info/proctips.html — Points out dozens of tips that make using Procmail in
various situations much easier, including how to test .procmailrc files and use Procmail scoring
to decide if a particular action should be taken.
16.7.3. Related Books
• Sendmail by Bryan Costales with Eric Allman et al; O’Reilly & Associates — A good Sendmail
reference written with the assistance of the original creator of Delivermail and Sendmail.
• Removing the Spam: Email Processing and Filtering by Geoff Mulligan; Addison-Wesley Publish-
ing Company — A volume that looks at various methods used by email administrators that use
established tools, such as Sendmail and Procmail, to manage spam problems.
• Internet Email Protocols: A Developer’s Guide by Kevin Johnson; Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company — Provides a very thorough review of major email protocols and the security they pro-
vide.
• Managing IMAP by Dianna Mullet and Kevin Mullet; O’Reilly & Associates — Details the steps
required to configure an IMAP server.
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