Comments on: Filtering Non-Gmail Email With Gmail http://danielmiessler.com/blog/filtering-non-gmail-email-with-gmail grep understanding Fri, 25 May 2012 02:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: gmail account http://danielmiessler.com/blog/filtering-non-gmail-email-with-gmail/comment-page-1#comment-66957 gmail account Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:20:04 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/734#comment-66957 <p><strong>gmail account...</strong></p> <p>Hi. Thanks for the good read....</p> gmail account…

Hi. Thanks for the good read….

]]> By: sachin http://danielmiessler.com/blog/filtering-non-gmail-email-with-gmail/comment-page-1#comment-2672 sachin Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:55:57 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/734#comment-2672 <p>Mail for bloging.</p> Mail for bloging.

]]> By: sachin http://danielmiessler.com/blog/filtering-non-gmail-email-with-gmail/comment-page-1#comment-245976 sachin Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:55:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/734#comment-245976 <p>Mail for bloging.</p> Mail for bloging.

]]> By: Daniel http://danielmiessler.com/blog/filtering-non-gmail-email-with-gmail/comment-page-1#comment-2665 Daniel Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:49:30 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/734#comment-2665 <p>I've actually already experimented with the headers method using maildrop and wasn't successful after trying a couple of different things. I may give that another shot, though.</p> <p>The multiple user-side filter files isn't an approach I think I'd like to take, but it's an interesting idea.</p> <p>Thanks for the comment.</p> I’ve actually already experimented with the headers method using maildrop and wasn’t successful after trying a couple of different things. I may give that another shot, though.

The multiple user-side filter files isn’t an approach I think I’d like to take, but it’s an interesting idea.

Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Daniel http://danielmiessler.com/blog/filtering-non-gmail-email-with-gmail/comment-page-1#comment-245975 Daniel Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:49:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/734#comment-245975 <p>I've actually already experimented with the headers method using maildrop and wasn't successful after trying a couple of different things. I may give that another shot, though.</p> <p>The multiple user-side filter files isn't an approach I think I'd like to take, but it's an interesting idea.</p> <p>Thanks for the comment.</p> I’ve actually already experimented with the headers method using maildrop and wasn’t successful after trying a couple of different things. I may give that another shot, though.

The multiple user-side filter files isn’t an approach I think I’d like to take, but it’s an interesting idea.

Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/filtering-non-gmail-email-with-gmail/comment-page-1#comment-2663 Tim Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:21:02 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/734#comment-2663 <p>There's a <a href="http://mboffin.com/post.aspx?id=1636" rel="nofollow">better way</a> to do what you're thinking. If I were following the instructions on the link, I'd probably tweak the gmail filter so it would only forward mail sent "To: user@domain.com", give it a tag, and archive it.</p> <p>In fact, there are several ways without being a mail server admin. You could set it up so gmail takes email for user@domain and forwards it to user+key@domain... and use two .forwards (regular ".forward" and a ".forward+key"), though I'm not sure about the precidence of the + operator and .forward files. I've seen people do something like that with spamassassin before.</p> <p>You could also make procmail add a new header the first time it comes through, and if it's got the header it goes to your mailbox. Procmail is a wonderful thing. Hugely versitile.</p> <p>There are several other ways of doing it, I'm sure. Geeks are generally good about sharing their ideas.</p> There’s a better way to do what you’re thinking. If I were following the instructions on the link, I’d probably tweak the gmail filter so it would only forward mail sent “To: user@domain.com“, give it a tag, and archive it.

In fact, there are several ways without being a mail server admin. You could set it up so gmail takes email for user@domain and forwards it to user+key@domain… and use two .forwards (regular “.forward” and a “.forward+key”), though I’m not sure about the precidence of the + operator and .forward files. I’ve seen people do something like that with spamassassin before.

You could also make procmail add a new header the first time it comes through, and if it’s got the header it goes to your mailbox. Procmail is a wonderful thing. Hugely versitile.

There are several other ways of doing it, I’m sure. Geeks are generally good about sharing their ideas.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/filtering-non-gmail-email-with-gmail/comment-page-1#comment-245974 Tim Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:21:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/734#comment-245974 <p>There's a <a href="http://mboffin.com/post.aspx?id=1636" rel="nofollow">better way</a> to do what you're thinking. If I were following the instructions on the link, I'd probably tweak the gmail filter so it would only forward mail sent "To: user@domain.com", give it a tag, and archive it.</p> <p>In fact, there are several ways without being a mail server admin. You could set it up so gmail takes email for user@domain and forwards it to user+key@domain... and use two .forwards (regular ".forward" and a ".forward+key"), though I'm not sure about the precidence of the + operator and .forward files. I've seen people do something like that with spamassassin before.</p> <p>You could also make procmail add a new header the first time it comes through, and if it's got the header it goes to your mailbox. Procmail is a wonderful thing. Hugely versitile.</p> <p>There are several other ways of doing it, I'm sure. Geeks are generally good about sharing their ideas.</p> There’s a better way to do what you’re thinking. If I were following the instructions on the link, I’d probably tweak the gmail filter so it would only forward mail sent “To: user@domain.com“, give it a tag, and archive it.

In fact, there are several ways without being a mail server admin. You could set it up so gmail takes email for user@domain and forwards it to user+key@domain… and use two .forwards (regular “.forward” and a “.forward+key”), though I’m not sure about the precidence of the + operator and .forward files. I’ve seen people do something like that with spamassassin before.

You could also make procmail add a new header the first time it comes through, and if it’s got the header it goes to your mailbox. Procmail is a wonderful thing. Hugely versitile.

There are several other ways of doing it, I’m sure. Geeks are generally good about sharing their ideas.

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