IMAPFilter

imapfilter

Mail filtering utility for IMAP servers.

Runs as imapfilter|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 4 fields

Run an IMAPFilter configuration, optionally as a dry run. Debug and pid files, interactive mode and one-line commands are outside this form.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui imapfilter

Run mail filtersExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Configuration file*

file

Dry run

-n

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Test a configuration (dry run)

configdry_run

Run a configuration

configlog

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Configuration file

Defaults to ~/.imapfilter/config.lua.
path

-c

Dry run

Do not send requests that would modify data on the server.
boolean

-n

Log file

path

-l

CA truststore

path

-t

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

imapfilter [-inVv] [-c configfile] [-d debugfile] [-e 'command'] [-l logfile] [-p pidfile] [-t truststore] -c configfile Path to the configuration file to read. The default is $HOME/.imapfilter/config.lua. -l logfile File that contains logs of error messages produced. -n This option enables the so called dry-run mode, and any actions that would result…

manual2026-10-27

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed imapfilter against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.