How to Install and Uninstall maildrop Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "maildrop" package

Please follow the guidance below to install maildrop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                maildrop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "maildrop" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall maildrop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                maildrop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the maildrop package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: maildrop
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 1222
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Josip Rodin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.1-3
Replaces: courier-base (<= 0.58.0-1)
Depends: courier-authlib (>= 0.63.0), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgdbm3 (>= 1.8.3), libpcre3, libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0)
Recommends: exim4 | mail-transport-agent
Breaks: suidmanager (<< 0.50)
Filename: pool/universe/m/maildrop/maildrop_2.7.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 322602
MD5sum: ff7dc168f0082c498d8a407a593fa875
SHA1: 4a2c07c9cd3142349b65ba3ebbf075f4cce35d68
SHA256: f17d4e2f3af11d42862649248101901922a0c1ac6fffb336857b64d5c7b7e6c0
Description-en: mail delivery agent with filtering abilities
maildrop is a mail delivery agent (MDA), a program which reads a mail
message from standard input and then delivers the message to your mailbox.
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maildrop can deliver mail both in mbox and maildir storing formats.
It can read instructions from a file, directing it how to log deliveries,
and how to filter incoming mail, for example to deliver mail to alternate
mailboxes, or forward it somewhere else, or pipe it through external
programs.
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It performs all the same functions as procmail, but unlike procmail,
maildrop uses a structured filtering language which is a bit easier
on the eyes. Other differences from procmail include not skipping syntax
errors in filter files (instead deferring the mails for later processing)
and being more resource-efficient when processing mails (not loading
large messages right into memory).
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maildrop also comes with the following additional programs:
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* reformail, an e-mail reformatting tool, which can detect duplicate
messages, manipulate message headers, split mailboxes into
individual messages, and generate autoreply messages
* maildirmake, which creates maildirs, and maildir folders
* deliverquota, which delivers mail to maildirs while taking account
software-imposed quotas
* reformime, a utility for reformatting MIME messages
* makemime, which creates MIME-formatted messages of arbitrary complexity
* lockmail, which creates dot-locks, file locks, and C-Client folder locks
* mailbot, a MIME-aware autoresponder utility
Description-md5: 2485b715f633e8d2d6ba64364346c8ad
Homepage: http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu