Example for a .procmailrc File

Last Update 1999-11-24

If you are a user at the Institute of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, have a look at the FAQ first, to see how to use


procmail.

This is an example of a


.procmailrc

file. You have to change it to suit your needs. There are many initiatives against spam on the internet .

MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail      #you'd better make sure it exists
COMSAT=no
LOGFILE=$MAILDIR/procmail.log
SPAM=$MAILDIR/spam
UNWANTED=$MAILDIR/unwanted
TRASH=/dev/null
# error codes used by sendmail
EX_NOUSER=67
EX_UNAVAILABLE=69
EX_NOPERM=77
# -------------------------
# spammer
:0
* ^From.*\<(bulkemail@espmail\.net|mandy\.com|savetrees\.com)\>
{ 
	EXITCODE = $EX_NOUSER
	:0 i
	$TRASH
} 
# -------------------------
# Cyberpromo
:0
* (Received: .*CLOAKED|cyberpromo\.com)
{ 
	EXITCODE = $EX_NOPERM
	:0 i
	$TRASH
} 
# -------------------------
# unwanted subjects
:0 D
* ^Subject.*(READ THIS)
{ 
	EXITCODE = $EX_UNAVAILABLE
	:0 i
	$SPAM
} 
# -------------------------
# bad mailer
:0 D
* ^X-[Mm]ailer:.*(MassE-Mail|Floodgate|Extractor|FastMail|WorldMerge)
{ 
	EXITCODE = $EX_NOUSER
	:0 i
	$SPAM
} 
# -------------------------
# bad message-id
:0
* ^Message-Id: <>$
{ 
	EXITCODE = $EX_NOUSER
	:0 i
	$UNWANTED
} 
# -------------------------
# replace USER with your name
:0
* ^TOFriend@public\.com
* !From:.*\<USER\>
{ 
	EXITCODE = $EX_UNAVAILABLE
	:0 i
	$UNWANTED
}

You can also add something like this (if you are a local user at our Institute , otherwise replace


informatik.uni-kiel.de

with your domain):

# not directly to me? (USER@informatik.uni-kiel.de)
:0:
* !^(To|Cc):.*informatik.uni-kiel.de
* !^(To|Cc):.*\<(USER)\>
$UNWANTED

but make sure you are not on some mailing lists or you filter these first, e.g.,

:0:
* ^TOhaskell
haskell

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