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Procmail: Applications, Uses & Operation

procmail is an email server software component — specifically, a message delivery agent (MDA). It was one of the earliest mail filter programs. It is typically used in Unix-like mail systems, using the mbox and Maildir storage formats.

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Procmail topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications, Uses and Operation as prominent areas in the source structure around Procmail.

Related topics
31
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
37
Extracted relationships
50
Concept neighborhoods
19
Bridge connections
37

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Operation · 9 topics
Uses · 9 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Similar programs and technologies · 4 topics
Criticism · 2 topics
Mail architecture · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Philip A. Guenther
Final release
3.24 / March 2, 2022
License
GPL or Artistic License
Operating system
Any Unix-like
Original author
Stephen R. van den Berg
Platform
Cross-platform

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Uses

Operation

Criticism

Mail architecture

Similar programs and technologies

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Procmail connects Entity context

The extracted context around Procmail shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Procmail → Archived, BuGlessRB/procmail, Community, Current, GitHub, MarkMail, Procmail Home, Procmail Homepage, Searchable, The Another extracted example is Procmail → Each, Message, MTAs, Postfix, Rather, Sendmail, The. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Procmail

Top relations

related to External links · 10
Procmail → Archived, BuGlessRB/procmail, Community, Current, GitHub, MarkMail, Procmail Home, Procmail Homepage, Searchable, The
related to Operation · 7
Procmail → Each, Message, MTAs, Postfix, Rather, Sendmail, The
related to Further reading · 6
Procmail → Addison-Wesley, ISBN, Martin, McCarthy, November, The Procmail Companion
related to Uses · 4
Procmail → Another, SpamAssassin, The, This
is a · 2
Procmail → early example of a mail filtering tool and language, email server software component
related to Criticism · 2
Procmail → By, The
related to Example · 2
Procmail → HOME/mail, The
Developer · 1
Procmail → Philip A. Guenther
Final release · 1
Procmail → 3.24 / March 2, 2022
License · 1
Procmail → GPL or Artistic License

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

mail message filter stephen van den berg mailing list action program software years unix-like delivering deliver file recipe conditions agent

Procmail relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 50 structured relationships around Procmail. Examples in this analysis include Procmail → Developer → Philip A. Guenther and Procmail → Final release → 3.24 / March 2, 2022. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ProcmailDeveloperPhilip A. Guenther1.00infobox
ProcmailFinal release3.24 / March 2, 20221.00infobox
ProcmailLicenseGPL or Artistic License1.00infobox
ProcmailOperating systemAny Unix-like1.00infobox
ProcmailOriginal authorStephen R. van den Berg1.00infobox
ProcmailPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
ProcmailReleaseDecember 7, 19901.00infobox
ProcmailRepositorygithub.com/BuGlessRB/procmail1.00infobox
ProcmailTypeMail filter1.00infobox
ProcmailWebsiteprocmail.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-10-13)1.00infobox
Procmailis aemail server software component0.90text
Procmailis aearly example of a mail filtering tool and language0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Procmail bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mail, Use and Program. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Procmail
    • Mail
    • Use
    • Program
    • List
    • Mailing
    • Message
    • Example
    • External
    • Similar
    • Typically
    • Unix-like
    • Agent
  • procmail
    • Mail
    • Use
    • Program
    • List
    • Mailing
    • Message
    • Example
    • External
    • Similar
    • Typically
    • Unix-like
    • Agent
  • mail filter
    • Procmail
    • Use
    • List
    • Mailing
    • File
    • External
    • Guenther
    • Programs
    • Unix-like
    • Config
    • Language
    • One
  • mail retrieval agent
    • Delivery
    • Email
    • Procmail
    • Software
    • Message
    • File
    • Language
    • Config
    • One
    • Deliver
    • Filter
    • List
  • multipurpose internet mail extensions
    • Procmail
    • File
    • Config
    • Language
    • One
    • Deliver
    • Filter
    • List
    • Mailing
    • Message
    • Example
    • Programs
  • simple mail transfer protocol
    • Procmail
    • File
    • Config
    • Language
    • One
    • Deliver
    • Filter
    • List
    • Mailing
    • Message
    • Example
    • Programs
  • fdm (fetch, filter and deliver mail)
    • Message
    • Procmail
    • Use
    • List
    • Mailing
    • File
    • Delivery
    • Email
    • External
    • Guenther
    • Programs
    • Unix-like
  • sieve mail filtering language
    • Procmail
    • File
    • Similar
    • Typically
    • Given
    • One
    • Software
    • Config
    • Language
    • Mail
    • Deliver
    • Filter

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Procmail, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Procmail with Uses. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ProcmailUses · splits 28 ⟂ 10
ProcmailOperation · splits 28 ⟂ 10
ProcmailOverview · splits 31 ⟂ 7
ProcmailSimilar programs and technologies · splits 33 ⟂ 5
ProcmailCriticism · splits 35 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Procmail

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples50
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Procmail to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications, Uses & Operation, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Procmail · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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