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Procmail

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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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

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Procmail

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

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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

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

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

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

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