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> Great explanation. I asked the same question on my local LUG mailing list > and got a dissertation on the benefits/problems of NFS. Thank you very much. You're welcome :) > Does using IMAP (this is the potato package called imap) mean I won't have > the ability to have multiple folders? The reason I'm asking is I read the > following in /usr/share/doc/exim/README.Debian: Actually, you will have that ability. > The following is an example of what you can do with .forward files in exim; > you might find it useful. It matches any of the debian mailing lists and > saves mails from them in appropriate mailboxes: > > # Exim filter > if $h_x-mailing-list matches "^<debian-(.*)@lists\\\\.debian\\\\.org>" > then seen save $home/Mail/debian/$1 endif > > I'm subscribed to several mailing lists and I'd like to keep them all > seperate if I could (using this filter). This appears to be a .forward > filter which works on maildir format. Is that a correct assumption? Actually, this example won't work on a maildir - it will put each mail in a single file. The filter is easier to read like this: # Exim filter if $h_x-mailing-list matches "^<debian-(.*)@lists\\\\.debian\\\\.org>" then seen save $home/Mail/debian/$1 endif With this filter, all mail messages from debian-user will go into the folder $home/Mail/debian/user; all messages from debian-security-announce will go to $home/Mail/debian/security-announce, and so on. If you wanted to make that a maildir, the filter should look like this: # Exim filter if $h_x-mailing-list matches "^<debian-(.*)@lists\\\\.debian\\\\.org>" then seen save $home/Maildir/debian/$1/ endif Or something like that. > Maybe a better question is this: > I'd like to be able to keep my mail on the server, filter and organize it > into manageable directories (i.e. keep my personal email seperate from the > lists), and access it from other workstations. What is the "best" way to do > this? You're doing fine so far :) > I'm not asking for "the" way just "a" way I can accomplish it with > minimal fuss. I want to keep my email and important documents on the > server as I do (destructive) testing on my workstation frequently, > which in turn needs to be documented. *One* of the ways to do this is to keep all your mail on a centralized server (it doesn't matter whether it's via IMAP or NFS), as well as your documentation, and maybe even your home directory. Which is precisely what you're doing now :) > P.S. I have already learned a great deal from this list and I'd like to > thank anyone who takes the time to answer these. Especially you Phil. Hey, no problem. That's what we try to be here for :) - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG fingerprint: 9BF9 D84C 37D0 4FA7 1F2D 7E5E FD94 D264 50DE 1CFC GPG key id: 50DE1CFC GPG public key: http://tux.creighton.edu/~pbrutsch/gpg-public-key.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6PVla/ZTSZFDeHPwRAtHZAJ4iRHtzZC1LHPjOTQSDYjmNodPMDQCgqTKG W9Jf61uC1T3c9I+jSGv5srY= =Ibke -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----