On Sat, 25 May 2002, Michal Altair Valasek wrote:

>
> Hi, all.
>
> I personally see the filters as main advantage of XMail. It works fine
> when I'm trying to filter messages for entire server or domain. But
> practically fails, when I want to filter messages on per-user basis, if
> users have aliasses.
>
> If I have user [EMAIL PROTECTED] with alias [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> then filters specified in [EMAIL PROTECTED] are not executed if
> message is for [EMAIL PROTECTED] So if I want filter to apply for
> entire user, I must create as much filter files as user aliasses is,
> which is complicated, generally not practical and for wildcarded users
> impossible.
>
> The other way is to run filter for all users and then in filter itself
> choose if actions should apply or not, which is solution I don't see as
> good.
>
> For some actions, there is alternative in using mailproc external
> commands. But they cannot refuse message or modify it in any way.
>
> Davide, is everything I said right or there is some way I overlooked? If
> not, is possible to solve it some way? Either by extending mailproc
> capabilities or by calling filters based not by "RCPT" command, but real
> account name?

i'm planning doing something of filters and i put this in my early queue.




- Davide


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