[ingo] Setting a nonstandard mail directory with Procmail variables

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Sur 2006-06-13, JM Coursimault skribis:
>
>   'scriptparams' => array(
>       // What path style does the IMAP server use ['mbox'|'maildir']?
>       'path_style' => 'mbox',
>       // An array of variables to append to every generated script.
>       // Use if you need to set up specific environment variables.
>       'variables' => array(
>           // Example for the $PATH variable
>           // 'PATH' => '/usr/bin'
>           'MAILDIR' => '$HOME/Mail'
>       )


If "generated script" above refers to a Procmail script, it is 
almost always best to not set a *local* PATH environment 
variable, but instead to inherit PATH from the calling 
environment.

I discuss this in my Procmail Quick Start in the Warnings (!) in 
this section:

  <http://www.ii.com/internet/robots/procmail/qs/#starterRC>

Hope this is helpful,
  Nancy
   (not an Ingo developer)

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