On 10/12/06, Bowie Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mark Constable wrote:
> > On Friday 13 October 2006 00:41, Bowie Bailey wrote:
> > > Unless I'm missing something...  Isn't that last 'else' block
> > > completely unnecessary?  As I understand it, maildrop works like
> > > this:
> > >
> > > - Process maildroprc file
> > > - Process $HOME/.mailfilter
> > > - Deliver to $HOME/Maildir
> >
> > I thought it was... ?
> >
> > - Process $HOME/.mailfilter
> > - Process maildroprc file
> > - Deliver to $HOME/Maildir
>
> No, the maildroprc is processed first.  If it specifies a delivery,
> it will override anything in the $HOME/.mailfilter files.
>
> Here's the relevant part of the man page:
>
>     If the file /etc/courier/maildroprc exists, mail delivery or mail
>     filtering instructions  are  read  from  that  file.   maildrop's
>     delivery/filtering  instructions  may  direct maildrop to save the
>     message in specific mailbox, discard it, return it to sender, or
>     forward it to a different E-mail address.
>
>     If /etc/courier/maildroprc does not exist, or its mail delivery
>     instructions do not completely dispose of  this  message,
>     maildrop then  reads  the  mail delivery instructions from
>     $HOME/.mailfilter.  If it doesn't exist, or its mail delivery
>     instructions do not completely dispose of the message, maildrop
>     then saves the E-mail message in the default mailbox.
>
> --
> Bowie
>

Of course you are right. When I changed the file to deliver the
message directly to the folder "Spam", I did not change the brackets.
Even though the block is superfluous I find that it slightly improves
readability.

Best regards
Marcus

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