Re: [Hampshire] .forward file mark as read

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Author: Philip Stubbs
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] .forward file mark as read
* Andy Smith (andy@???) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 08:35:53AM +0100, Philip Stubbs wrote:
> > I currently have a .forward file that sorts my email as it arrives.
> > I use Exim as my mail server, in case that makes a difference. At
> > the moment, I have all emails that are marked as spam moved into
> > another folder. What I would like to do is move them to the other
> > folder, but also mark them as read automatically. At the moment,
> > they show up as unread, and therefore the archive program will not
> > delete them.
> >
> > Is there a method to do this with my .forward file?
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=maildir+mark+as+read
>
> 2nd and 3rd hits look promising.


That is what I am trying to do, but I don't run procmail. If I can
do it with Exim's .forward file, them that will be my first choice.

Failing that, is it much work to get Exim to use procmail?


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Philip Stubbs
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