NAME
imapfilter - mail filter
SYNOPSIS
imapfilter [-Vdiv] [-c configfile] [-e command] [-l logfile]
DESCRIPTION
imapfilter is a mail filtering utility. It connects to remote mail
servers using the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), sends
searching queries to the server and processes mailboxes based on the
results. It can be used to delete, copy, move, flag, etc. messages
residing in mailboxes at the same or different mail servers. The 4rev1
and 4 versions of the IMAP protocol are supported.
The options are as follows:
-V Displays program’s version.
-c configfile
Path to the configuration file. The default is
$HOME/.imapfilter/config.lua.
-d Debug mode; creates a temporary file name in
$HOME/.imapfilter/debug.XXXXXX, where debugging messages about
the program’s progress are printed.
-e command
May be used to enter one line of program (configuration). When
this options is used, imapfilter will not look for any
configuration file.
-i Enters interactive mode after executing the configuration file or
the command line.
-l logfile
File that contains logs of error messages imapfilter produces.
-v Verbose mode; prints detailed information about the program’s
actions.
ENVIRONMENT
HOME User’s home directory.
FILES
$HOME/.imapfilter/config.lua
Default configuration file. Because this file may contain
sensitive data such as user passwords, the recommended
permissions are read/write for the user, and not accessible by
others.
$HOME/.imapfilter/certificates
File where the SSL/TLS certificates are stored.
$HOME/.imapfilter/debug.XXXXXX
Debug files.
SEE ALSO
imapfilter_config(5)
CONFORMING TO
IMAP4rev1:
RFC 3501, RFC 3348, RFC 2683, RFC 2595, RFC 2342, RFC 2195, RFC
2177
IMAP4: RFC 1730
AUTHORS
Lefteris Chatzimparmpas 〈lefcha@hellug.gr〉