On Jul 23, 2007, at 9:44 AM, Elisamuel Resto wrote:
First, lets verify we're on the same page. I would have some
script, or
perhaps a plugin on my IMAP server that scans a Spam/Ham folder set
and act
upon those?
Yep, it is done all the time.
I was understanding a script to login to the mail server and do
the math itself on the Spam/Ham folder set.
No need to login to the mail server, the script runs on the mail host.
cron scripts are set to run under a specific user, such as the same
user the MDA runs under so the script has access to the message store.
Either of those looks like the
script can fail silently or cause trouble if it gets stuck, or go
beserk.
Any script that does not take file locking or error conditions into
account is indeed "hackish" and shouldn't be used. The fact that a
script is written poorly does not mean the underlying concept is
suspect.
I know of many sys admins that manipulate the mbox or maildir files
directly with scripts using shell, Python, perl or what have you.
If you do not have admin access to your mail host, that is a
different story.
Then you may have to use "hackish" solutions like moving server
processing to the client.
User can drag on accident, and
trouble can happen.
Users can always do stupid things.
You can't control that no matter what system you use or design.
Mis-classifying spam is one of the least troublesome things they can do.
Charles Dostale
System Admin - Silver Oaks Communications
http://www.silveroaks.com/
824 17th Street, Moline IL 61265
