Filtering Spam with Procmail
In the last article, we installed the procmail utility and generated a few basic recipes. This week, let's start by looking at procmail's built-in logging mechanism. We'll then take a look at some other available resources that build on procmail's capabilities.
Procmail Basics
If you receive more than a few email messages a day, you've probably discovered that it becomes increasingly difficult to sort and prioritize your email. Messages you want to read immediately can get lost in a sea of less-important messages. Worse, your inbox can become cluttered with spam, virus-infected messages, and other disagreeables. Fortunately, the procmail program has been designed to help you sort through this mess.
