[NMLUG] squirrelmail features

[paul.tietjens at moriarty.k12.nm.us (Paul Tietjens)]

aaron@boim.com wrote:
> Debian stable/woody has delivers squirrelmail 1.2.
> I can see that there are things like spambayes plug-ins
> for squirrelmail 1.4.
> 
> I REQUIRE some sort of ability to filter
> and move mail to other folders.  At least to be
> able to take mail tagged as spam by programs like SpamAssassin
> and get them out of the way.   I will also want to be
> able to automaticly put mail from mailing lists (like this one)
> into unique folders.
> 
> If I could run another spam filter (spambayes?) and have it
> re-direct mail to spam folders, that would be excellent.
> 
> Can this be done in squirrelmail 1.2?
> If it can be done in squirrelmail 1.4, is there a way I can
> use Debian "testing" packages to get the upgrade, or do
> I need to install the latest squirrelmail by hand?
> (squirrelmail is NOT on backports.org.  Are there other
>    similar sites with more up-to-date packages for Debian/stable?)
> 
> Thx,
> 
>     aaron

The method filtering mail to move it to different folder depends a lot 
on what MTA you use to deliver mail to mailboxes.  For example, we use 
procmail behind postfix - and there is a procmail filter plugin for 
squirrelmail.

In general, spam filtering MARKS the message as spam, and some other 
process moves the mail, or deletes it, or forwards it, or whatever - 
based on the new "SPAM" mark in the header.

Testing and Unstable versions of squirrelmail work find in Woody.

apt-get install -t testing squirrelmail (Or -t unstable) will install a 
newer version.

To see what versions there are, add unstable and testing sources to your 
/etc/apt/sources.list and then
apt-get update
and
apt-cache show -a squirrelmail

Reading the Debian APT Howto really helps, when using APT.