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procmail
Original author(s)
Stephen R. van den Berg
Developer(s)
Philip A. Guenther
Initial release
December 7, 1990
Stable release
3.24
/ March 2, 2022
Repository
github.com/BuGlessRB/procmail
Operating system
Any Unix-like
Platform
Cross-platform
Type
Mail filter
License
GPL or Artistic License
Website
www.procmail.org
procmail is an email server software component — specifically, a message delivery agent (MDA). It was one of the earliest mail filter programs. It is typically used in Unix-like mail systems, using the mbox and Maildir storage formats.
procmail was first developed in 1990, by Stephen R. van den Berg.[1] Philip Guenther took over maintainership for a number of years, but relinquished the role in 2014.[2] The software remained unmaintained for several years, and was believed to be defunct.[3] In 2020 May, Stephen van den Berg resumed maintenance again.[4] The program has since seen multiple releases and bug-fixes.
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