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  /usr/share/doc/fetchmail  version number

  Contains a full list of Fetchmail fea 

tures in the

FEATURES

file and an introductory

FAQ

document.

  /usr/share/doc/procmail  version number

  Contains a

README

file that provides an

overview of Procmail, a

FEATURES

file that explores every program feature, and an

FAQ

file with

answers to many common configuration questions.

When learning how Procmail works and creating new recipes, the following Procmail man pages

are invaluable:

procmail

  Provides an overview of how Procmail works and the steps involved with filtering

email.

procmailrc

  Explains the

rc

file format used to construct recipes.

procmailex

  Gives a number of useful, real world examples of Procmail recipes.

procmailsc

  Explains the weighted scoring technique used by Procmail to see if a particular

recipe matches a certain message.

15.7.2. Useful Websites

http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/Mail Administrator HOWTO.html   Provides an

overview of how email works and examines possible email solutions and configurations on the

client and server sides.

http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/Mail User HOWTO   Looks at email from the

user's perspective, investigates various popular email client applications and gives an introduction

to topics such as aliases, forwarding, auto replying, mailing lists, mail filters, and spam.

http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Secure POP+SSH.html   Demonstrates a

way to retrieve POP email using SSH with port forwarding, so that your email passwords and

messages will be transferred securely.

http://www.sendmail.net   Contains news, interviews, and articles concerning Sendmail, including

an expanded view of the many options available.

http://www.sendmail.org   Offers a thorough technical breakdown of Sendmail features and con 

figuration examples.

http://tuxedo.org/~esr/fetchmail   The home page for Fetchmail, featuring an online manual, and

a thorough FAQ.

http://www.procmail.org   The home page for Procmail, with links to assorted mailing lists dedi 

cated to Procmail as well as various FAQ documents.

http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/users/reriksso/procmail/mini faq.html   An excellent Procmail FAQ,

with troubleshooting tips and details about file locking and the use of wildcard characters.

http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/info/proctips.html   Points out dozens of tips that make using Procmail in

various situations much easier, including how to test

.procmailrc

files and use Procmail scoring

to decide if a particular action should be taken.

15.7.3. Related Books

Sendmail by Bryan Costales with Eric Allman et al; O'Reilly & Associates   A good Sendmail

reference written with the assistance of the original creator of Delivermail and Sendmail.