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Using Sieve to Filter E-Mail

The Pigeonhole’s project `sieve` allows for relatively powerful rules-based filtering on either an email client or email server. We’re going to implement and configure `sieve` to filter email for our CEO so he can have one less frustration while running the company.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Oct 24, 2019

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Install `sieve` and configure `dovecot` to use the plugin

    Ensure dovecot-pigeonhole is installed. Configure dovecot to use the sieve plugin

  2. Challenge

    Set up a `sieve` script to filter spam messages.

    Make sure to create the script in a location that sieve is configured to look. Make sure your script is configured to look at the right place in the email.

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