Filter incoming mail from lists with mailfilter

[Patrick Asselman]

On 2014-11-04 13:37, Toby wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got problems with my .mailfilter (maildrop) config. The sorting of
> incoming emails from different Ubuntu mailing lists fails.
>
> Here is a snippet:
>
> # Debian mailing lists
> if (/^X-Mailing-List: <debian-announce at lists.debian.org>/)
>         to "$HOME/Maildir/.Linux.Debian.Announce"
>
> if (/^X-Mailing-List: <debian-news at lists.debian.org>/)
>         to "$HOME/Maildir/.Linux.Debian.News"
>
> if (/^X-Mailing-List: <debian-user at lists.debian.org>/)
>         to "$HOME/Maildir/.Linux.Debian.User"
>
>
> # Ubuntu mailing lists
> if (/^X-BeenThere: ubuntu-server at lists.ubuntu.com>/)
>         to "$HOME/Maildir/.Linux.Ubuntu.Server"
>
> if (/^X-BeenThere: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>/)
>         to "$HOME/Maildir/.Linux.Ubuntu.User"
>
>
> I've had the Debian entry's for years and they still work. I recently
> signed up for the Ubuntu lists and it fails. All emails from Ubuntu
> lists ends up i the standard Inbox.
>
> The "X-Mailing-List" header is missing from the Ubuntu lists and it
> seems "X-BeenThere" does not work. Anyone got a hint for me?
>
> Thanks!
>
> BR
> Toby

I don't use maildrop myself, but... as far as i'm aware the X-* headers 
are not standardised in any way, so if a filter on X-Mailing-List works 
there is no reason why a filter on X-BeenThere should not work. Are you 
sure you didn't make a typo somewhere? Is it possible to share the 
entire .mailfilter file so we can have a good look at it?

Best regards,
Patrick