Re: OT - How to test procmail on existing mailbox

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> Mike Burger wrote:
>> Instead of running it in the method noted above, I usually run:
>>
>> cp /path/to/mailbox ~ (copy my mailbox to my homedir)
>> cat /dev/null> /path/to/mailbox (clear out the contents of my main
>> inbox)
>> formail -s procmail < ~/mailbox (process the copy)
>> rm ~/mailbox (once satisfied with the results)
>>
>> The reasoning behind this is that, if you use the originally posted
>> method, anything that would normally wind up in your inbox, and not
>> be filtered into other folders, would wind up being duplicated in
>> your inbox.
>
> Indeed, and this is more what's outlined in the promail man page.  I
> didn't have time to go into the details and I figured that anyone
> using procmail would be wise enough to check the man page (or at least
> make some backups before feeding their precious mailboxes to it. :)
>
> That may or may not be a valid assumption on my part, so thanks for
> filling in the details for the benefit of the archives.

Always happy to help, when I can. :-D

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