Author: Ted Cooper Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] Filters: "finish" and "seen finish" in "if ... elif ...
endif".
Adam Funk wrote: > I have a working ~/.forward file that (simplified) looks like this
> (the X-Spam-Score header is added by my hosting provider):
>
>
> # Exim filter
>
> # (1) put SVN messages in the svn folder
> if
> $h_subject: matches "^SVN \\\\S+ commit: .* r.* - "
> then
> save $home/Maildir/.svn/
>
> # (2A) put "hard" spam in spam1
> elif
> $h_X-Spam-Score: contains "++++++"
> then
> save $home/Maildir/.spam1/
>
> # (2B) put spam score >= 3 in the spam folder
> elif
> $h_X-Spam-Score: contains "+++"
> then
> save $home/Maildir/.spam/
>
> # (3) put everything else in the inbox
> else
> save $home/Maildir/
> endif
>
>
> In the examples in the Exim filter spec and wiki, I sometimes see the
> line "finish" at the end of intermediate "then" clauses. What does
> that gain?
>
> I've been examing the contents of the "spam1" folder for a while and
> am ready to start silently deleting based on that score. Do I just
> change "save ..." to "seen finish" in clause (2A) above?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>
> (I'm sorry if this message gets duplicated.)
>
>
