Automatically sort list messages to list folder with IMAP

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I would like to automatically move received messages to list-specific folders on an IMAP server with mutt. All these lists are lists known to mutt.

What I do right now is periodically tag messages by Sender and then tag-save them to the right folder. Mutt already suggests the correct folder. This seems way too pedestrian to me, and I feel there should be some way to automate this.

I know there are specific tools available to do this outside of a MUA, but the only ways to access this server seems to be trough some MUA (e.g. I don't have shell access).

How would I best do this inside mutt?

Best Answer

mutt is an interactive MUA, without automatic filtering capabilities. Your best choice would be to find (or write) a scriptable IMAP client.

Sometimes mail servers also have a web interface with filter editing features, or the ManageSieve protocol.

Or, very ugly but doable:

grab messages to your own computer using fetchmail/getmail/offlineimap
filter through procmail/maildrop/sieve
store on your own IMAP server, or upload back using offlineimap.

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As for the rest of the question:

There is no workaround. I have found this frustrating myself and the same behavior exists in Office 2011 for the Mac. There was a workaround for 2003 but it fails in 2007 and higher.

As for why, any reasons except an official response from Microsoft would be purely speculative. I am guessing it is due to the way office rules are linked to the folder locations.

Mutt: automatically fetch remote IMAP folder list

There is an option for your config file:

imap_check_subscribed
       Type: boolean
       Default: no

       When set, mutt will fetch the set of subscribed folders from
       your server on connection, and add them to the set of mailboxes
       it polls for new mail just as if you had issued individual
       “mailboxes” commands.

Of course this only works for subscribed folders and only after your first connection to the server.

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