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   3 @settitle Emacs Sieve Manual
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   9 This file documents the Emacs Sieve package, for server-side mail filtering.
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  11 Copyright @copyright{} 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
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  27
  28 @dircategory Emacs network features
  29 @direntry
  30 * Sieve: (sieve).               Managing Sieve scripts in Emacs.
  31 @end direntry
  32 @iftex
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  37 @titlepage
  38 @title Emacs Sieve Manual
  39
  40 @author by Simon Josefsson
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  46 @summarycontents
  47 @contents
  48
  49 @node Top
  50 @top Sieve Support for Emacs
  51
  52 This is intended as a users manual for Sieve Mode and Manage Sieve, and
  53 as a reference manual for the @samp{sieve-manage} protocol Emacs Lisp
  54 API.
  55
  56 Sieve is a language for server-side filtering of mail.  The language
  57 is documented in RFC 3028.  This manual does not attempt to document
  58 the language, so keep RFC 3028 around.
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  64 @menu
  65 * Installation::          Getting ready to use the package.
  66 * Sieve Mode::            Editing Sieve scripts.
  67 * Managing Sieve::        Managing Sieve scripts on a remote server.
  68 * Examples ::             A few Sieve code snippets.
  69 * Manage Sieve API ::     Interfacing to the Manage Sieve Protocol API.
  70 * Standards::             A summary of RFCs and working documents used.
  71 * GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation.
  72 * Index::                 Function and variable index.
  73 @end menu
  74
  75
  76 @node Installation
  77 @chapter Installation
  78 @cindex Install
  79 @cindex Setup
  80
  81 The Sieve package should come with your Emacs version, and should be
  82 ready for use directly.
  83
  84 However, to manually set up the package you can put the following
  85 commands in your @code{~/.emacs}:
  86
  87 @lisp
  88 (autoload 'sieve-mode "sieve-mode")
  89 @end lisp
  90 @lisp
  91 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.s\\(v\\|iv\\|ieve\\)\\'" . sieve-mode)
  92                             auto-mode-alist))
  93 @end lisp
  94
  95
  96 @node Sieve Mode
  97 @chapter Sieve Mode
  98
  99 Sieve mode provides syntax-based indentation, font-locking support and
 100 other handy functions to make editing Sieve scripts easier.
 101
 102 Use @samp{M-x sieve-mode} to switch to this major mode.  This command
 103 runs the hook @code{sieve-mode-hook}.
 104
 105 @vindex sieve-mode-map
 106 @vindex sieve-mode-syntax-table
 107 Sieve mode is derived from @code{c-mode}, and is very similar except
 108 for the syntax of comments.  The keymap (@code{sieve-mode-map}) is
 109 inherited from @code{c-mode}, as are the variables for customizing
 110 indentation.  Sieve mode has its own abbrev table
 111 (@code{sieve-mode-abbrev-table}) and syntax table
 112 (@code{sieve-mode-syntax-table}).
 113
 114 In addition to the editing utility functions, Sieve mode also contains
 115 bindings to manage Sieve scripts remotely. @xref{Managing Sieve}.
 116
 117 @table @kbd
 118
 119 @item C-c RET
 120 @kindex C-c RET
 121 @findex sieve-manage
 122 @cindex manage remote sieve script
 123 Open a connection to a remote server using the Managesieve protocol.
 124
 125 @item C-c C-l
 126 @kindex C-c C-l
 127 @findex sieve-upload
 128 @cindex upload sieve script
 129 Upload the Sieve script to the currently open server.
 130
 131 @end table
 132
 133
 134 @node Managing Sieve
 135 @chapter Managing Sieve
 136
 137 Manage Sieve is a special mode used to display Sieve scripts available
 138 on a remote server.  It can be invoked with @kbd{M-x sieve-manage
 139 RET}, which queries the user for a server and if necessary, user
 140 credentials to use.
 141
 142 When a server has been successfully contacted, the Manage Sieve buffer
 143 looks something like:
 144
 145 @example
 146 Server  : mailserver:2000
 147
 148 2 scripts on server, press RET on a script name edits it, or
 149 press RET on <new script> to create a new script.
 150         <new script>
 151  ACTIVE .sieve
 152         template.siv
 153 @end example
 154
 155 One of the scripts are highlighted, and standard point navigation
 156 commands (@kbd{<up>}, @kbd{<down>} etc) can be used to navigate the
 157 list.
 158
 159 The following commands are available in the Manage Sieve buffer:
 160
 161 @table @kbd
 162
 163 @item m
 164 @kindex m
 165 @findex sieve-activate
 166 Activates the currently highlighted script.
 167
 168 @item u
 169 @kindex u
 170 @findex sieve-deactivate
 171 Deactivates the currently highlighted script.
 172
 173 @item C-M-?
 174 @kindex C-M-?
 175 @findex sieve-deactivate-all
 176 Deactivates all scripts.
 177
 178 @item r
 179 @kindex r
 180 @findex sieve-remove
 181 Remove currently highlighted script.
 182
 183 @item RET
 184 @item mouse-2
 185 @item f
 186 @kindex RET
 187 @kindex mouse-2
 188 @kindex f
 189 @findex sieve-edit-script
 190 Bury the server buffer and download the currently highlighted script
 191 into a new buffer for editing in Sieve mode (@pxref{Sieve Mode}).
 192
 193 @item o
 194 @kindex o
 195 @findex sieve-edit-script-other-window
 196 Create a new buffer in another window containing the currently
 197 highlighted script for editing in Sieve mode (@pxref{Sieve Mode}).
 198
 199 @item q
 200 @kindex q
 201 @findex sieve-bury-buffer
 202 Bury the Manage Sieve buffer without closing the connection.
 203
 204 @item ?
 205 @item h
 206 @kindex ?
 207 @kindex h
 208 @findex sieve-help
 209 Displays help in the minibuffer.
 210
 211 @end table
 212
 213 @node Examples
 214 @chapter Examples
 215
 216 If you are not familiar with Sieve, this chapter contains a few simple
 217 code snippets that you can cut'n'paste and modify at will, until you
 218 feel more comfortable with the Sieve language to write the rules from
 219 scratch.
 220
 221 The following complete Sieve script places all messages with a matching
 222 @samp{Sender:} header into the given mailbox.  Many mailing lists uses
 223 this format.  The first line makes sure your Sieve server understands
 224 the @code{fileinto} command.
 225
 226 @example
 227 require "fileinto";
 228
 229 if address "sender" "owner-w3-beta@@xemacs.org" @{
 230         fileinto "INBOX.w3-beta";
 231 @}
 232 @end example
 233
 234 A few mailing lists do not use the @samp{Sender:} header, but has a
 235 unique identifier in some other header.  The following is not a
 236 complete script, it assumes that @code{fileinto} has already been
 237 required.
 238
 239 @example
 240 if header :contains "Delivered-To" "auc-tex@@sunsite.dk" @{
 241         fileinto "INBOX.auc-tex";
 242 @}
 243 @end example
 244
 245 At last, we have the hopeless mailing lists that does not have any
 246 unique identifier and you are forced to match on the @samp{To:} and
 247 @samp{Cc} headers.  As before, this snippet assumes that @code{fileinto}
 248 has been required.
 249
 250 @example
 251 if address ["to", "cc"] "kerberos@@mit.edu" @{
 252         fileinto "INBOX.kerberos";
 253 @}
 254 @end example
 255
 256 @node Manage Sieve API
 257 @chapter Manage Sieve API
 258
 259 The @file{sieve-manage.el} library contains low-level functionality
 260 for talking to a server with the @sc{managesieve} protocol.
 261
 262 A number of user-visible variables exist, which all can be customized
 263 in the @code{sieve} group (@kbd{M-x customize-group RET sieve RET}):
 264
 265 @table @code
 266
 267 @item sieve-manage-default-user
 268 @vindex sieve-manage-default-user
 269 Sets the default username.
 270
 271 @item sieve-manage-default-port
 272 @vindex sieve-manage-default-port
 273 Sets the default port to use, the suggested port number is @code{2000}.
 274
 275 @item sieve-manage-log
 276 @vindex sieve-manage-log
 277 If non-@code{nil}, should be a string naming a buffer where a protocol trace
 278 is dumped (for debugging purposes).
 279
 280 @end table
 281
 282 The API functions include:
 283
 284 @table @code
 285
 286 @item sieve-manage-open
 287 @findex sieve-manage-open
 288 Open connection to managesieve server, returning a buffer to be used
 289 by all other API functions.
 290
 291 @item sieve-manage-opened
 292 @findex sieve-manage-opened
 293 Check if a server is open or not.
 294
 295 @item sieve-manage-close
 296 @findex sieve-manage-close
 297 Close a server connection.
 298
 299 @item sieve-manage-authenticate
 300 @findex sieve-manage-authenticate
 301 Authenticate to the server.
 302
 303 @item sieve-manage-capability
 304 @findex sieve-manage-capability
 305 Return a list of capabilities the server supports.
 306
 307 @item sieve-manage-listscripts
 308 @findex sieve-manage-listscripts
 309 List scripts on the server.
 310
 311 @item sieve-manage-havespace
 312 @findex sieve-manage-havespace
 313 Return non-@code{nil} if the server has room for a script of given
 314 size.
 315
 316 @item sieve-manage-getscript
 317 @findex sieve-manage-getscript
 318 Download script from server.
 319
 320 @item sieve-manage-putscript
 321 @findex sieve-manage-putscript
 322 Upload script to server.
 323
 324 @item sieve-manage-setactive
 325 @findex sieve-manage-setactive
 326 Indicate which script on the server should be active.
 327
 328 @end table
 329
 330 @node Standards
 331 @chapter Standards
 332
 333 The Emacs Sieve package implements all or parts of a small but
 334 hopefully growing number of RFCs and drafts documents.  This chapter
 335 lists the relevant ones.  They can all be fetched from
 336 @uref{http://quimby.gnus.org/notes/}.
 337
 338 @table @dfn
 339
 340 @item RFC3028
 341 Sieve: A Mail Filtering Language.
 342
 343 @item draft-martin-managesieve-03
 344 A Protocol for Remotely Managing Sieve Scripts
 345
 346 @end table
 347
 348 @node GNU Free Documentation License
 349 @appendix GNU Free Documentation License
 350 @include doclicense.texi
 351
 352 @node Index
 353 @unnumbered Index
 354 @printindex cp
 355
 356 @bye
 357
 358 @c End:
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