# The instructions to create this file came from: # http://ii.best.vwh.net/internet/robots/procmail/qs/ # It also included instructions on setting up things like the # $HOME/Procmail directory. # Next may be needed if you invoke programs from your procmailrc # Details in Check Your $SHELL and $PATH in Troubleshooting below ## SHELL=/bin/sh # Directory for storing procmail configuration and log files # You can name this environment variable anything you like # (for example PROCMAILDIR) or, if you prefer, don't set it # (but then don't refer to it!) PMDIR=$HOME/Procmail # Put ## before LOGFILE if you want no logging (not recommended) LOGFILE=$PMDIR/log # To insert a blank line between each message's log entry, # uncomment next two lines (this is helpful for debugging) # LOG=" # " # Set to yes when debugging VERBOSE=no # Remove ## when debugging; set to no if you want minimal logging # LOGABSTRACT=all LOGABSTRACT=no # Replace $HOME/Msgs with your mailbox directory # rhk: Using $HOME/Msgs is part of a nifty little scheme to let (make) # all email clients use the same mailbox directory by the use # of soft links -- see the site where this file came from # Mutt and elm use $HOME/Mail # Pine uses $HOME/mail # Netscape Messenger uses $HOME/nsmail # Some NNTP clients, such as slrn & nn, use $HOME/News # Mailboxes in maildir format are often put in $HOME/Maildir # NOTE: Upon reading the next line, Procmail does a chdir to $MAILDIR # and relative paths are relative to $MAILDIR # MAILDIR=$HOME/Msgs # Make sure this directory exists! MAILDIR=$HOME/mail # Make sure this directory exists! INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/rc.testing # INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/rc.lists # Messages that fall through all your procmail recipes are delivered # to your default INBOX (to find out yours, see step 2 above) # rhk: Not clear from this file what step 2 is -- clarify.