Bob Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Here at work we have a web-based interface to edit procmail
> rules.  I can't find a URL for that interface, but I found a similar
> project at http://www.uvm.edu/opensource/?Page=procbuilder.html.  This
> should allow you to edit your procmail rules without having shell access
> to the server.

I think that the crux of the matter here is that as soon as you allow
an end-user to run procmail on a so-called "sealed" server, you're
basically giving them shell access.  A nefarious user might be able to
exploit this.

(maybe if you ran the whole thing in a chroot jail...)


Still, I have to say that I've been using my IMAP+procmail custom
setup for a few months now (described here:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg09038.html).  I've
even integrated one of the pre-packaged SPAM filters into my setup
(SPAM is sent to its own folders -- occasionally I peruse these just to
make sure I'm not overlooking anything).  I *really* like my setup.

Still, I will grant that tools like "sieve" might be attractive to
those wishing to run a "sealed" IMAP server.  I haven't actually
checked out sieve, but I do have to say that I sure do like
procmail...it's a tried and tested tool, and I trust it.

--kevin
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Cetacean Networks, Inc.                       |   Give me a decent UNIX
Portsmouth, N.H. (USA)                        |  and I can move the world
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