Hi folks, This recent windoze virus nonsense has inspired me to put together a quick and easy killfile - something where I can just add an address to a file without having to make a new rule for each one. I though that someone out there might like to use it to.
Please note that it uses maildrop, not procmail (as lots of people on
this list seem to use). Personally, I think maildrop is cool, and I know
nothing about procmail, so if someone wants to repost the procmail
equivalent, please feel free.
In my ~/.mailfilter file I have the following rule (up the top):
LOGFILE="$HOME/.maildrop.log"
KILLFILE="$HOME/.killfile"
logfile $LOGFILE
# Killfile
if ( /^From: *!.*/ && lookup( $MATCH2, $KILLFILE ))
{
log "*KILLFILE* - Deleting message from $MATCH2"
exit
}
And I have a file ~/.killfile in my home directory, to which I just need
to enter a regex that describes the From: line of the offending email
(be a bit careful with your regexes - it's easy to accidently kill too
much!). So, for example, after todays fiasco, I have the following in
~/.killfile:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ANTIGEN_SNOTES@
Pretty simple and easy. Certainly not sophisticated enough to stop
someone who wants to forge the From: line, but it's more to stop idiots
than anything.
Hope that helps someone out there.
cheers,
damon
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