Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 10:07:26 -0700 From: Doug Hardie <doug@mail.sermon-archive.info> To: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Need advice for setting up mail server Message-ID: <511A90F2-8BF1-4C6E-92DC-C442649B075B@mail.sermon-archive.info> In-Reply-To: <20160807174936.90f2a2c2c2a3e1a3e84452cc@sohara.org> References: <VI1PR02MB0974A0FB1361638BDD437043F61A0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <20160807165256.78074e54154e43d3a696b22d@sohara.org> <E98F78D7-CA67-4443-B9D4-8642216BC4B3@mail.sermon-archive.info> <20160807174936.90f2a2c2c2a3e1a3e84452cc@sohara.org>
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> On 7 August 2016, at 09:49, Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> = wrote: >=20 > On Sun, 7 Aug 2016 09:25:06 -0700 > Doug Hardie <doug@sermon-archive.info> wrote: >=20 >> I found it best to use dovecot's MDA from postfix so that pigeon = sieve >> could be used during delivery. That gives you features like vacation = and >> automatic delivery to inboxes other than INBOX. I did the initial = setup >> one step at a time. Get it working then add the next feature. >=20 > Hmm that's interesting I used procmail for that which involves > fiddling with procmailrc which is fine for me but less so for others. = Is it > easy for users to set up the automatic delivery ? I found the sieve language a bit confusing at first. It took a few = tries to get one to compile without errors. One of the more interesting = aspects is that the sieve is not compiled when you save it. It is = compiled when the next message is processed. It will generate a log = file if an error is found. The error messages are actually helpful. = There is a way to manually force the compile, but I never can remember = it. I just send myself an email so I don't have to wait to find out if = the change was proper. Using the web interface might make it easier. I = have never bothered to install it to find out. Currently I am the only = one using that feature and vi is just fine for me. If one of the others = starts using it though I'll probably have to try that. I believe that freebsd 11 has two different sieve implementations = available for the dovecot MDA. I started this server on freebsd 9.3 and = it had only pigeonhole (I got the name wrong earlier). I am in the = midst of upgrading the machine to 11 so haven't investigated the other = implementation. I'll probably stick with pigeonhole as its working.
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