Re: Newbie question...

[Jules Bean <jules jellybean co uk>]

On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 11:26:22AM +0200, Toralf Lund wrote:
> > Filters are scheduled for the next development cycle. Meanwhile you can
> > use
> > procmail (as someone else explained)
> Personally, I believe that the MTA should do the filtering, not the MUA,
> but I guess not everyone can switch to Exim like I did...

Actually, I think exim does the filtering in its capacity as an MDA, not an MTA.

I also like MDA filtering, since it means I can experiment with
different MUAs (mutt, balsa, evolution) without losing my filering
setup.

Procmail is an MDA too.

Jules