* Bill Cole <postfixlists-070...@billmail.scconsult.com> [210504 15:12]: > On 2021-05-04 at 14:55:29 UTC-0400 (Tue, 04 May 2021 14:55:29 -0400) > <post...@ptld.com> > is rumored to have said: > > > Using Linux, postfix, dovecot. > > > > For sorting incoming mail into different maildir folders, i know general > > advice is to have postfix deliver to dovecot instead of maildir, and use > > dovecot sieve to deliver the mail into a user's sub-folder. > > > > Is there anyway within postfix (or policy service) to deliver to a > > user's maildir sub-folder (based on from address) without relying on > > dovecot? > > Postfix only knows how to deliver to the top level of a Maildir directory > (i.e. a properly named file in ~/Maildir/new/, if home_mailbox=Maildir/) and > does not have any knowledge of how the IMAP mailboxes might be laid out, > which can vary substantially. > > An alternative to using the Dovecot LDA or LMTP is an old, reliable, > unmaintained, and probably full of security holes tool: procmail.
I use maildrop, which is part of Courier and appears to be actively developed and maintained. I think it is a better replacement for procmail (though not a drop-in replacement; the filter language is different). ...Marvin
