When retrieving mail from a POP server, it gets dumped straight into
my inbox, without passing through my .procmailrc. I can think of
several solutions to this problem:
1. Instead of just invoking mutt, use a shell script that first
calls fetchmail.
Disadvantage: I need to quit and restart mutt every so often.
2. Tag all the messages in the inbox, tag-bounce them to myself,
and tag-delete them.
Disadvantages: (a) requires several keystrokes,
(b) same problem as method 3.
3. Add a macro definition to .muttrc:
macro index <F10> "GT.\r;bdirk\ry;d$"
Now when I press F10, mutt retrieves my messages, tags them all,
tag-bounces them to myself, deletes the originals and cleans
up my inbox.
Disadvantages:
(a) inbox must be clean before I start,
(b) mail filter must not allow anything except retrieved mail to
reach inbox, else I may delete messages that arrived directly
to me during the retrieve,
(c) messages show up in =procmail-log as being from myself, not the
original sender.
I like my solution, and I can live with the disadvantages -- the first
two just requires some care on the part of the user --but I can't think
of a way round this last problem.
Can you?
Dirk
