Q. I want to move all mails tagged as spam to "spam" folder. How do I configure procmail to move spam mail to spam folder?
A. If you have Procmail and Spamassassin installed, then you can move mails using Procmail. It is a mail delivery agent (MDA) or mail filter, a program to process incoming emails on a computer, widely used on Unix systems
Configuration: PROCMAIL MOVE SPAM TO SPAM FOLDER
First, open ~/.procmail file (/home/you/.procmail):
$ vi ~/.procmail
Next append the following config code:
# All mail tagged as spam is moved to "spam" folder.
:0:
* ^X-Spam-Status: Yes
spam
Save and close the file.
Now all email tagged as spam will move to "spam" folder.
See also:
- For more information, see Timo's procmail tips and recipes.
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This didn’t work at all. I’m running:
Debian Etch
Postfix 2.3.8
Spamassassin 3.2.5
Anyone have any ideas?
I HAVE OUTLOOK EXPRESS TO GET MY E-MAILS
I WANT TO PUT SPAM INTO A FOLDER TO DELETE.
CAN ANY ONE HELP
Does anyone know how to setup postifx and procmail when there are no system users, only virtual ones in postfix? I need to be able to filter spam but users are virtual.
Any ideas?
I would like to move spam from my email now , because the messages are not opening