Re: How to modify subject of incoming emails using procmail

[joey@tapiola.infodrom.north.de (Martin Schulze)]

> > > So the question is, is there an easy way to make a substitution on *only*
> > > the 'Subject:' line of the *header* of the mail, either using procmail or
> > > something else?
> > 
> > Sure.  man formail.
> > 
> > I wonder, however, why on earth you would want to do this.  Why not,
> > instead just send the mail from that list to its own folder like:
> > 
> > :0:
> > * ^TOdebian-user
> > $HOME/mail/debian
> > 
> 
> I'd like to comment on this. If the debian-* list administrator(s) would edit
> the debian-*.config files and change the "subject_prefix" option to reflect
> the appropriate list, then all of the filtering would be easier on the members
> of the list. A subject line like 
> 
>     Subject: I need HELP
> 
> would become
> 
>     Subject: DEBIAN-USER I need HELP

All Debian lists contain a line like the following:

X-Loop: debian-user@lists.debian.org

Unless the mail is sent to you via CC or BCC you can use this line
for filtering issues.

There is no need for mangled subject.

Regards

	Joey

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