Maildrop is an open-source program that can filter your emails and automate your mailbox. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Maildrop from https://gitlab.com/markbeeson/maildrop on your Windows 10 computer.
Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following:
To download Maildrop, open Git Bash or any Linux shell, and run the following command:
git clone https://gitlab.com/markbeeson/maildrop.git
Maildrop is written in Ruby, so you need to install it on your computer. To install Ruby, download the Ruby Installer for Windows from https://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/ and run the installer with administrative privileges.
Bundler is a tool that manages the Ruby gems your application needs. To install Bundler, run the following command in your shell:
gem install bundler
Navigate to the Maildrop folder you downloaded in step 1 and run the following command:
bundle install --path vendor/bundle
config.yml file with the following code:imap:
host: imap.gmail.com
port: 993
ssl: true
username: your.email@provider.com
password: yourpassword
filter:
- filter_name: Block Sender
conditions:
from: spammer@example.com
actions:
- move: Junk
Replace host, port, username, and password with the values of your email provider's SMTP server. If you're using Gmail, you'll need to generate an App Password for Maildrop to access your account.
Customize the filters you want to apply.
To run Maildrop, navigate to the Maildrop folder and run the following command:
bundle exec ruby maildrop.rb
Congratulations! You have installed and set up Maildrop. Now you can filter your emails and automate your mailbox.
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