Maildrop is an open-source email filter/application that supports filtering based on various criteria such as sender, recipient, subject, and more. It is available on various Linux distributions including Clear Linux. In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Maildrop on Clear Linux Latest.
Before starting with the installation, make sure the following prerequisites are met:
Git is required to clone the Maildrop repository from GitLab. To install Git, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo swupd bundle-add git
Next, we will clone the Maildrop repository from GitLab using Git:
git clone https://gitlab.com/markbeeson/maildrop.git
This will create a maildrop directory in your current working directory.
Maildrop has some dependencies that need to be installed before it can be built. To install them, run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add libmilter
This will install the libmilter library which is required by Maildrop.
Now that we have cloned the Maildrop repository and installed its dependencies, we can build and install it. Navigate to the maildrop directory and run the following commands:
make
sudo make install
The make command will build Maildrop and the make install command will install it in the /usr/local/bin directory.
To test if Maildrop is working, you can create a simple .mailfilter file in your home directory with the following content:
if (/From:.*example\.com/)
{
to "| /usr/bin/somecommand"
}
This filter will forward all emails from the example.com domain to the command specified in the to section.
Save the file, start your email client and send an email from an @example.com email address. If everything is working correctly, the email should be forwarded to the specified command.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Maildrop on Clear Linux Latest.
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