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10 This file documents the Emacs Sieve package, for server-side mail filtering.
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37 * Sieve: (sieve). Managing Sieve scripts in Emacs.
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45 @title Emacs Sieve Manual
47 @author by Simon Josefsson
49 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
55 @top Sieve Support for Emacs
57 This manual documents the Emacs Sieve package.
59 It is intended as a users manual for Sieve Mode and Manage Sieve, and
60 as a reference manual for the @samp{sieve-manage} protocol Emacs Lisp
63 Sieve is a language for server-side filtering of mail. The language
64 is documented in RFC 3028. This manual does not attempt to document
65 the language, so keep RFC 3028 around.
67 A good online Sieve resources is @uref{http://www.cyrusoft.com/sieve/}.
70 * Installation:: Getting ready to use the package.
71 * Sieve Mode:: Editing Sieve scripts.
72 * Managing Sieve:: Managing Sieve scripts on a remote server.
73 * Examples :: A few Sieve code snippets.
74 * Manage Sieve API :: Interfacing to the Manage Sieve Protocol API.
75 * Standards:: A summary of RFCs and working documents used.
76 * Index:: Function and variable index.
85 The Sieve package should come with your Emacs version, and should be
86 ready for use directly.
88 However, to manually set up the package you can put the following
89 commands in your @code{~/.emacs}:
92 (autoload 'sieve-mode "sieve-mode")
95 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.s\\(v\\|iv\\|ieve\\)\\'" . sieve-mode)
103 Sieve mode provides syntax-based indentation, font-locking support and
104 other handy functions to make editing Sieve scripts easier.
106 Use @samp{M-x sieve-mode} to switch to this major mode. This command
107 runs the hook @code{sieve-mode-hook}.
109 @vindex sieve-mode-map
110 @vindex sieve-mode-syntax-table
111 Sieve mode is derived from @code{c-mode}, and is very similar except
112 for the syntax of comments. The keymap (@code{sieve-mode-map}) is
113 inherited from @code{c-mode}, as are the variables for customizing
114 indentation. Sieve mode has its own abbrev table
115 (@code{sieve-mode-abbrev-table}) and syntax table
116 (@code{sieve-mode-syntax-table}).
118 In addition to the editing utility functions, Sieve mode also contains
119 bindings to manage Sieve scripts remotely. @xref{Managing Sieve}.
126 @cindex manage remote sieve script
127 Open a connection to a remote server using the Managesieve protocol.
132 @cindex upload sieve script
133 Upload the Sieve script to the currently open server.
139 @chapter Managing Sieve
141 Manage Sieve is a special mode used to display Sieve scripts available
142 on a remote server. It can be invoked with @kbd{M-x sieve-manage
143 RET}, which queries the user for a server and if necessary, user
146 When a server has been successfully contacted, the Manage Sieve buffer
147 looks something like:
150 Server : mailserver:2000
152 2 scripts on server, press RET on a script name edits it, or
153 press RET on <new script> to create a new script.
159 One of the scripts are highlighted, and standard point navigation
160 commands (@kbd{<up>}, @kbd{<down>} etc) can be used to navigate the
163 The following commands are available in the Manage Sieve buffer:
169 @findex sieve-activate
170 Activates the currently highlighted script.
174 @findex sieve-deactivate
175 Deactivates the currently highlighted script.
179 @findex sieve-deactivate-all
180 Deactivates all scripts.
185 Remove currently highlighted script.
193 @findex sieve-edit-script
194 Bury the server buffer and download the currently highlighted script
195 into a new buffer for editing in Sieve mode (@pxref{Sieve Mode}).
199 @findex sieve-edit-script-other-window
200 Create a new buffer in another window containing the currently
201 highlighted script for editing in Sieve mode (@pxref{Sieve Mode}).
205 @findex sieve-bury-buffer
206 Bury the Manage Sieve buffer without closing the connection.
213 Displays help in the minibuffer.
220 If you are not familiar with Sieve, this chapter contains a few simple
221 code snippets that you can cut'n'paste and modify at will, until you
222 feel more comfortable with the Sieve language to write the rules from
225 The following complete Sieve script places all messages with a matching
226 @samp{Sender:} header into the given mailbox. Many mailing lists uses
227 this format. The first line makes sure your Sieve server understands
228 the @code{fileinto} command.
233 if address "sender" "owner-w3-beta@@xemacs.org" @{
234 fileinto "INBOX.w3-beta";
238 A few mailing lists do not use the @samp{Sender:} header, but does
239 contain some unique identifier in some other header. The following is
240 not a complete script, it assumes that @code{fileinto} has already been
244 if header :contains "Delivered-To" "auc-tex@@sunsite.dk" @{
245 fileinto "INBOX.auc-tex";
249 At last, we have the hopeless mailing lists that does not have any
250 unique identifier and you are forced to match on the @samp{To:} and
251 @samp{Cc} headers. As before, this snippet assumes that @code{fileinto}
255 if address ["to", "cc"] "kerberos@@mit.edu" @{
256 fileinto "INBOX.kerberos";
260 @node Manage Sieve API
261 @chapter Manage Sieve API
263 The @file{sieve-manage.el} library contains low-level functionality
264 for talking to a server with the @sc{managesieve} protocol.
266 A number of user-visible variables exist, which all can be customized
267 in the @code{sieve} group (@kbd{M-x customize-group RET sieve RET}):
271 @item sieve-manage-default-user
272 @vindex sieve-manage-default-user
273 Sets the default username.
275 @item sieve-manage-default-port
276 @vindex sieve-manage-default-port
277 Sets the default port to use, the suggested port number is @code{2000}.
279 @item sieve-manage-log
280 @vindex sieve-manage-log
281 If non-@code{nil}, should be a string naming a buffer where a protocol trace
282 is dumped (for debugging purposes).
286 The API functions include:
290 @item sieve-manage-open
291 @findex sieve-manage-open
292 Open connection to managesieve server, returning a buffer to be used
293 by all other API functions.
295 @item sieve-manage-opened
296 @findex sieve-manage-opened
297 Check if a server is open or not.
299 @item sieve-manage-close
300 @findex sieve-manage-close
301 Close a server connection.
303 @item sieve-manage-authenticate
304 @findex sieve-manage-authenticate
305 Authenticate to the server.
307 @item sieve-manage-capability
308 @findex sieve-manage-capability
309 Return a list of capabilities the server support.
311 @item sieve-manage-listscripts
312 @findex sieve-manage-listscripts
313 List scripts on the server.
315 @item sieve-manage-havespace
316 @findex sieve-manage-havespace
317 Returns non-@code{nil} iff server have roam for a script of given
320 @item sieve-manage-getscript
321 @findex sieve-manage-getscript
322 Download script from server.
324 @item sieve-manage-putscript
325 @findex sieve-manage-putscript
326 Upload script to server.
328 @item sieve-manage-setactive
329 @findex sieve-manage-setactive
330 Indicate which script on the server should be active.
337 The Emacs Sieve package implements all or parts of a small but
338 hopefully growing number of RFCs and drafts documents. This chapter
339 lists the relevant ones. They can all be fetched from
340 @uref{http://quimby.gnus.org/notes/}.
345 Sieve: A Mail Filtering Language.
347 @item draft-martin-managesieve-03
348 A Protocol for Remotely Managing Sieve Scripts
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