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6 @settitle Emacs Sieve Manual
12 This file documents the Emacs Sieve package, for server-side mail filtering.
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30 @dircategory Emacs network features
32 * Sieve: (sieve). Managing Sieve scripts in Emacs.
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41 @title Emacs Sieve Manual (DEVELOPMENT VERSION)
44 @title Emacs Sieve Manual
47 @author by Simon Josefsson
49 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
57 @top Sieve Support for Emacs
59 This 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.
72 * Installation:: Getting ready to use the package.
73 * Sieve Mode:: Editing Sieve scripts.
74 * Managing Sieve:: Managing Sieve scripts on a remote server.
75 * Examples :: A few Sieve code snippets.
76 * Manage Sieve API :: Interfacing to the Manage Sieve Protocol API.
77 * Standards:: A summary of RFCs and working documents used.
78 * GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation.
79 * Index:: Function and variable index.
88 The Sieve package should come with your Emacs version, and should be
89 ready for use directly.
91 However, to manually set up the package you can put the following
92 commands in your @code{~/.emacs}:
95 (autoload 'sieve-mode "sieve-mode")
98 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.s\\(v\\|iv\\|ieve\\)\\'" . sieve-mode)
106 Sieve mode provides syntax-based indentation, font-locking support and
107 other handy functions to make editing Sieve scripts easier.
109 Use @samp{M-x sieve-mode} to switch to this major mode. This command
110 runs the hook @code{sieve-mode-hook}.
112 @vindex sieve-mode-map
113 @vindex sieve-mode-syntax-table
114 Sieve mode is derived from @code{c-mode}, and is very similar except
115 for the syntax of comments. The keymap (@code{sieve-mode-map}) is
116 inherited from @code{c-mode}, as are the variables for customizing
117 indentation. Sieve mode has its own abbrev table
118 (@code{sieve-mode-abbrev-table}) and syntax table
119 (@code{sieve-mode-syntax-table}).
121 In addition to the editing utility functions, Sieve mode also contains
122 bindings to manage Sieve scripts remotely. @xref{Managing Sieve}.
129 @cindex manage remote sieve script
130 Open a connection to a remote server using the Managesieve protocol.
135 @cindex upload sieve script
136 Upload the Sieve script to the currently open server.
142 @chapter Managing Sieve
144 Manage Sieve is a special mode used to display Sieve scripts available
145 on a remote server. It can be invoked with @kbd{M-x sieve-manage
146 RET}, which queries the user for a server and if necessary, user
149 When a server has been successfully contacted, the Manage Sieve buffer
150 looks something like:
153 Server : mailserver:2000
155 2 scripts on server, press RET on a script name edits it, or
156 press RET on <new script> to create a new script.
162 One of the scripts are highlighted, and standard point navigation
163 commands (@kbd{<up>}, @kbd{<down>} etc) can be used to navigate the
166 The following commands are available in the Manage Sieve buffer:
172 @findex sieve-activate
173 Activates the currently highlighted script.
177 @findex sieve-deactivate
178 Deactivates the currently highlighted script.
182 @findex sieve-deactivate-all
183 Deactivates all scripts.
188 Remove currently highlighted script.
196 @findex sieve-edit-script
197 Bury the server buffer and download the currently highlighted script
198 into a new buffer for editing in Sieve mode (@pxref{Sieve Mode}).
202 @findex sieve-edit-script-other-window
203 Create a new buffer in another window containing the currently
204 highlighted script for editing in Sieve mode (@pxref{Sieve Mode}).
208 @findex sieve-bury-buffer
209 Bury the Manage Sieve buffer without closing the connection.
216 Displays help in the minibuffer.
223 If you are not familiar with Sieve, this chapter contains a few simple
224 code snippets that you can cut'n'paste and modify at will, until you
225 feel more comfortable with the Sieve language to write the rules from
228 The following complete Sieve script places all messages with a matching
229 @samp{Sender:} header into the given mailbox. Many mailing lists uses
230 this format. The first line makes sure your Sieve server understands
231 the @code{fileinto} command.
236 if address "sender" "owner-w3-beta@@xemacs.org" @{
237 fileinto "INBOX.w3-beta";
241 A few mailing lists do not use the @samp{Sender:} header, but has a
242 unique identifier in some other header. The following is not a
243 complete script, it assumes that @code{fileinto} has already been
247 if header :contains "Delivered-To" "auc-tex@@sunsite.dk" @{
248 fileinto "INBOX.auc-tex";
252 At last, we have the hopeless mailing lists that does not have any
253 unique identifier and you are forced to match on the @samp{To:} and
254 @samp{Cc} headers. As before, this snippet assumes that @code{fileinto}
258 if address ["to", "cc"] "kerberos@@mit.edu" @{
259 fileinto "INBOX.kerberos";
263 @node Manage Sieve API
264 @chapter Manage Sieve API
266 The @file{sieve-manage.el} library contains low-level functionality
267 for talking to a server with the @sc{managesieve} protocol.
269 A number of user-visible variables exist, which all can be customized
270 in the @code{sieve} group (@kbd{M-x customize-group RET sieve RET}):
274 @item sieve-manage-default-port
275 @vindex sieve-manage-default-port
276 Sets the default port to use, the suggested port number is @code{2000}.
278 @item sieve-manage-log
279 @vindex sieve-manage-log
280 If non-@code{nil}, should be a string naming a buffer where a protocol trace
281 is dumped (for debugging purposes).
285 The API functions include:
289 @item sieve-manage-open
290 @findex sieve-manage-open
291 Open connection to managesieve server, returning a buffer to be used
292 by all other API functions.
294 @item sieve-manage-opened
295 @findex sieve-manage-opened
296 Check if a server is open or not.
298 @item sieve-manage-close
299 @findex sieve-manage-close
300 Close a server connection.
302 @item sieve-manage-authenticate
303 @findex sieve-manage-authenticate
304 Authenticate to the server.
306 @item sieve-manage-capability
307 @findex sieve-manage-capability
308 Return a list of capabilities the server supports.
310 @item sieve-manage-listscripts
311 @findex sieve-manage-listscripts
312 List scripts on the server.
314 @item sieve-manage-havespace
315 @findex sieve-manage-havespace
316 Return non-@code{nil} if the server has room for a script of given
319 @item sieve-manage-getscript
320 @findex sieve-manage-getscript
321 Download script from server.
323 @item sieve-manage-putscript
324 @findex sieve-manage-putscript
325 Upload script to server.
327 @item sieve-manage-setactive
328 @findex sieve-manage-setactive
329 Indicate which script on the server should be active.
336 The Emacs Sieve package implements all or parts of a small but
337 hopefully growing number of RFCs and drafts documents. This chapter
338 lists the relevant ones. They can all be fetched from
339 @uref{http://quimby.gnus.org/notes/}.
344 Sieve: A Mail Filtering Language.
346 @item draft-martin-managesieve-03
347 A Protocol for Remotely Managing Sieve Scripts
351 @node GNU Free Documentation License
352 @appendix GNU Free Documentation License
353 @include doclicense.texi