From: Robert Horn Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:48:08 +0000 (+2000) Subject: Re: Using procmail to set tags X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=88333243b5749ff1573d036cce3b87100eaff989;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: Using procmail to set tags --- diff --git a/63/aac8222566b9b26625ee7efd9dc1d34651c585 b/63/aac8222566b9b26625ee7efd9dc1d34651c585 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a0df04893 --- /dev/null +++ b/63/aac8222566b9b26625ee7efd9dc1d34651c585 @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFED4431FB6 + for ; Fri, 18 May 2012 07:48:11 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.7 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=disabled +Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id 5BxoDMQuQSyg for ; + Fri, 18 May 2012 07:48:10 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mailbackend.panix.com (mailbackend.panix.com [166.84.1.89]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7136D431FAE + for ; Fri, 18 May 2012 07:48:10 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from quad.robs.office (panix2.panix.com [166.84.1.2]) + by mailbackend.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED0702EDAB; + Fri, 18 May 2012 10:48:08 -0400 (EDT) +From: Robert Horn +To: Tomi Ollila , Austin Clements +Subject: Re: Using procmail to set tags +In-Reply-To: +References: <20120515132238.GO11804@mit.edu> + +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.13 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/23.3.1 + (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu) +Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:48:08 -0400 +Message-ID: +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii +Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:48:11 -0000 + +Tomi Ollila writes: + +> On Tue, May 15 2012, Austin Clements wrote: +> * execute notmuch new +> * use the environment variables in post-new hook +> (notmuch tags $NEW_TAGS -new tag:new) +> +Thanks to all, that gave me enough hints to make progress. + +It looks like adding a new tag in the config, "needsProcessing", and +then a post-new hook to a script that I write should do the job. +Instead of dealing an even more complex and arcane procmail setup, I +write a script that runs as the post-new hook. I'm finding the "new" +flagging works correctly for simple mail drop from postfix, so the extra +flag will work. I don't want to work off "new" because that's also +useful for mail reading and other uses. The post-new hook can start by +finding the emails that are tagged "needsProcessing", parse and tag them +appropriately, and remove the needsProcessing tag. It just needs to +start with a query and be written to work on all the messages found, so it +doesn't matter how many are new. + +At the moment it looks like a simple python script using the notmuch +library binding may be easiest. If not, there are other tools to do the +job. + +R Horn +rjhorn@alum.mit.edu