Re: Filter

[Dmitri Pogosyan <pogosyan cita utoronto ca>]

Gaelyne expressed exactly the sentiment I got from this discussion.
Thanks,  quoting you saved me lots of typing :)

In addition, I really prefer ( 'unix ') way when separate layers do independently
what they are supposed
to do and do it well.   I have sendmail running great, procmail filtering
polished, and have no desire to touch them.
Now from MUA I want first (and almost  only)  the ability to display the messages
(in all richness) and compose messages
(in several languages). Suprisingly no MUA on the Linux scene I'm aware of is
flawless even for this basic task.

                Dmitri Pogosyan

Gaelyne Gasson wrote:

> Brian Stafford <brian.stafford@office-logic.com> wrote:
>
> > At a guess, procmail rc files would usually need to be rewritten anyway
> > since the existing ones are all pre-delivery and Balsa is post-delivery.
>
> Would this mean that those of us who already make use of procmail wouldn't be
> left in the lurch with this new plan?
>
> > I don't think much would be lost forcing users to change now rather than
> > at some point in the future.  Procmail scripts are something of a
> > write-only language and not very useful or even comprehensible to
> > non-programmers.
>
> Having lived with it for quite some time, I'm not keen to spend hours in a GUI
> situation re-doing the hundred or so filters I already have.
>
> It's the word "force" used in your quote above that has me most concerned.  I'm
> not against your GUI approach - in fact, seive sounds quite good - and I would
> probably make use of it for further filtering uses - especially on folders.
>
> But, if you were literal in the use of the word "force", if I had to ditch what
> I currently use in order to use Balsa, as much as I like it as a mail agent,
> it'd be the one to go, not my filtering software.
>
> > It is this class of user who have mostly been denied
> > the benefits of UA filtering (and are presumably among Balsa's target
> > audience) due to the lack of easily configurable tools.
>
> I agree it's important to help make this an easier process, and as mentioned,
> Seive sounds lovely - but choice is important too.  Adding it to Balsa would be
> fantastic as long as it doesn't preclude the use of other choices.
>
> PS - It's not that I'm an evil genius, it's just I managed to copy and paste
> procmail filters that work for me and adjust the pasted one for new use.  It's
> the ability to copy something already set up and make minor changes that I like
> about it. Hopefully Seive offers something similar as well.  Anything that
> saves on typing can't be all bad. ;-)
>