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<h1>maildrop - mail delivery agent with filtering
abilities</h1>Current development version is @VERSION@, stable
version is @PREVIOUS_VERSION@.
<p>Copyright 1998-2008, Double Precision Inc.</p>
<p>This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General
Public License. See <code>COPYING</code> for additional
information.</p>
<h2>Where to find <em>maildrop</em></h2>Join the maildrop mailing
list - <code><a href=
"http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-maildrop">http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-maildrop</a></code>.
<p>I've started a list of "<a href="maildroptips.html">tips and
tricks</a>" for writing mail filters with maildrop.</p>
<p>The HTML version of the <em>maildrop</em> README is located at
<code>http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/</code>. Although the
following files may also be found there, please check your
favorite archive for any local copies:</p>
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<p>The STABLE version of maildrop:</p>
<p><code><a href=
"maildrop-@PREVIOUS_VERSION@.tar.gz">maildrop-@PREVIOUS_VERSION@.tar.gz</a></code>
- the source code tarball.</p>
<p><code><a href=
"maildrop-@PREVIOUS_VERSION@-1.src.rpm">maildrop-@PREVIOUS_VERSION@-1.src.rpm</a></code>-
the distribution source code in the RPM format. To
build a binary RPM run the command <code>rpm --rebuild
maildrop-@PREVIOUS_VERSION@-1.src.rpm</code>.</p>
<p><code><a href=
"maildrop-@PREVIOUS_VERSION@-1.i386.rpm">maildrop-@PREVIOUS_VERSION@-1.i386.rpm</a></code>
- pre-built binary RPM for Red Hat Linux. Please note
that the binary RPM's configuration includes the
<code>--enable-restrict-trusted=0</code> flag: a
relaxed security level which allows all users to use
the -d option to <em>maildrop</em>. <em>Maildrop</em>'s
default, strict, security model may result in sendmail
temporarily deferring local mail (it will be eventually
delivered). See <code><a href=
"INSTALL.html">INSTALL</a></code> for more information.
If your system does not require relaxed security, you
may rebuild the source RPM (after making the
appropriate adjustment to the .spec file).</p>
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<p>The DEVELOPMENT version of maildrop:</p>
<p><code><a href=
"maildrop-@VERSION@.tar.gz">maildrop-@VERSION@.tar.gz</a></code></p>
<p><code><a href=
"maildrop-@VERSION@-1.src.rpm">maildrop-@VERSION@-1.src.rpm</a></code></p>
<p><code><a href=
"maildrop-@VERSION@-1.i386.rpm">maildrop-@VERSION@-1.i386.rpm</a></code></p>
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<p>The RPMs are signed with my GnuPG key: <code><a href=
"http://www.courier-mta.org/KEYS.bin">http://www.courier-mta.org/KEYS.bin</a></code>.</p>
<p><em>maildrop</em> includes documentation in HTML, as well as
traditional man pages. The HTML versions may also be found at
<code><a href=
"maildrop.html">http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/maildrop.html</a>.</code></p>
<h2>Introduction</h2>
<p><em>maildrop</em> is a replacement for your local mail
delivery agent. <em>maildrop</em> reads a mail message from
standard input, then delivers the message to your mailbox.
<em>maildrop</em> knows how to deliver mail to mbox-style
mailboxes, and maildirs.</p>
<p><em>maildrop</em> will optionally read instructions from a
file, which describes how to filter incoming mail. Instructions
can be provided having mail delivered to alternate mailboxes, or
forwarded somewhere else. Unlike procmail, <em>maildrop</em> uses
a structured filtering language.</p>
<p><em>maildrop</em> is written in C++, and is significantly
larger than procmail in compiled form. However, it uses resources
much more efficiently. Unlike procmail, <em>maildrop</em> will
not read a 10 megabyte mail message into memory. Large messages
are saved in a temporary file, and are filtered from the
temporary file. Temporary files are saved in the user's home
directory. If the standard input to <em>maildrop</em> is a file,
and not a pipe, a temporary file will not be necessary.</p>
<p><em>maildrop</em> checks the syntax of the mail delivery
instructions the filter file, before attempting to deliver a
message. Unlike procmail, if the filter file contains syntax
errors, <em>maildrop</em> terminates without delivering the
message. The user can fix the typo without causing any mail to be
lost.</p>
<h2>Installation</h2>See <code><a href=
"INSTALL.html">INSTALL</a></code> for installation information.
If you are using an RPM-based GNU/Linux distribution, you can
install the binary RPM (see above), or rebuild the source RPM.
<h2>Maildrop mailing list</h2>
<p>Subscribe to the maildrop mailing list at <a target="_blank"
href=
"http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/courier-maildrop">http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/courier-maildrop</a>,
or send a message to
<code><courier-maildrop-request</code><code>@lists.sourceforge.net></code>
and put "subscribe" in the subject line. Search the list archives
at <a target="_blank" href=
"http://markmail.org/browse/net.sourceforge.lists.courier-maildrop">
http://markmail.org/browse/net.sourceforge.lists.courier-maildrop</a>.</p>
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