Cats2procmailrc is a software tool that creates a procmail recipe from a mail categories file. This tool is useful for managing and automating email sorting tasks.
If you're looking for a tool to simplify your email rules, then cats2procmailrc might be the solution you need. This software generates procmail recipes from your mail categories file, resulting in an easily editable one-line rule file. These rules take the form of "folder tag pattern", and the output is compatible with .procmailrc.
To use cats2procmailrc, you can configure it via the command line. The -a option lets you specify a shell command to run as the alert function. Here, the percent character is replaced by the folder name. The -D option will insert a variation on the standard formail recipe for deleting duplicates on a per-folder basis. For MH and Maildir folders, the program uses a .msgid.cache file within the folder. Alternatively, it uses the file MAILDIR/.msgid.cache-folder if neither folder type is detected.
The -L option puts the tag into the X-Label header field instead of as a prefix to the subject line. The -m option lets you specify the default mail domain for rule addresses lacking an @domain. This can be a list of domains separated by commas. Finally, -t allows you to specify the default mailbox type, which can be one of unix, maildir or mh.
One useful feature of cats2procmailrc is its ability to track rule matches. Normally a X-Cats2Procmailrc-Matching-Rule header is inserted, describing the match rule. If you're using the -L option, labels will most likely track it for you instead.
Overall, cats2procmailrc is a handy tool for anyone who wants to streamline their email filtering. Plus, the latest release has fixed an issue with parsing multi-folder rules.
To use cats2procmailrc, you can configure it via the command line. The -a option lets you specify a shell command to run as the alert function. Here, the percent character is replaced by the folder name. The -D option will insert a variation on the standard formail recipe for deleting duplicates on a per-folder basis. For MH and Maildir folders, the program uses a .msgid.cache file within the folder. Alternatively, it uses the file MAILDIR/.msgid.cache-folder if neither folder type is detected.
The -L option puts the tag into the X-Label header field instead of as a prefix to the subject line. The -m option lets you specify the default mail domain for rule addresses lacking an @domain. This can be a list of domains separated by commas. Finally, -t allows you to specify the default mailbox type, which can be one of unix, maildir or mh.
One useful feature of cats2procmailrc is its ability to track rule matches. Normally a X-Cats2Procmailrc-Matching-Rule header is inserted, describing the match rule. If you're using the -L option, labels will most likely track it for you instead.
Overall, cats2procmailrc is a handy tool for anyone who wants to streamline their email filtering. Plus, the latest release has fixed an issue with parsing multi-folder rules.
What's New
Version 2.1: N/A