dovecot - Nov 2016 - Sieve script won't compile. Compiler output isn't helpful.

Hey martin,

Thanks for the reply! I made the changes you suggested but I got the 
same results.

According to my understanding, #header "from" "person at
example.com"# is
correct for an exact match.


On 11/30/2016 04:10 AM, Martin Wheldon wrote:
> Hi Steven,
>
> I think you may be missing the :contains from the two header lines below:
>
>> if anyof (header "From" "store-news at amazon.com",
>>          envelope :contains "From"
"menswearhouse.com",
>>          envelope :contains "From"
"officedepot.com",
>>          envelope :contains "From" "walgreens.com",
>>          header "From" "promo at email.newegg.com")
{
>>     fileinto :create "Promo";
>>     stop;
>
> if anyof (header :contains "From" "store-news at
amazon.com",
>           envelope :contains "From"
"menswearhouse.com",
>           envelope :contains "From" "officedepot.com",
>           envelope :contains "From" "walgreens.com",
>           header :contains "From" "promo at
email.newegg.com") {
>      fileinto :create "Promo";
>      stop;
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Best Regards
>
> Martin
>
> On 2016-11-30 08:47, Steven Mainor wrote:
>> Hello! I hope you will forgive my ignorance but I have a problem I
>> have been trying to solve for a week and I'm not sure where else to
>> turn.
>>
>> I'm trying to write a sieve script to sort all of my mail. I was
>> writing this script to replace the one I am currently using but I
>> can't seem to get it to compile. I don't know a lot about sieve
or
>> really scripting of any kind and I just can't figure out what
I'm
>> doing wrong.
>>
>> The compiler just puts out a bunch of output that doesn't make
sense.
>> like "unexpected character" when I know the character works
there
>> because I am already running a script with some of the same lines.
>>
>> I'm attaching the script with some names and addresses changed and
the
>> sieve output to this email.
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could offer.

Hi Steven,

OK a on closer inspection :)

You are missing a closing double quote on line 59:
> fileinto :create "Lists/Debain/News;
should be:

fileinto :create "Lists/Debain/News";

Best Regards

Martin

On 2016-11-30 09:30, Steven Mainor wrote:
> Hey martin,
> 
> Thanks for the reply! I made the changes you suggested but I got the
> same results.
> 
> According to my understanding, #header "from" "person at
example.com"# is
> correct for an exact match.
> 
> 
> On 11/30/2016 04:10 AM, Martin Wheldon wrote:
>> Hi Steven,
>> 
>> I think you may be missing the :contains from the two header lines 
>> below:
>> 
>>> if anyof (header "From" "store-news at
amazon.com",
>>>          envelope :contains "From"
"menswearhouse.com",
>>>          envelope :contains "From"
"officedepot.com",
>>>          envelope :contains "From"
"walgreens.com",
>>>          header "From" "promo at
email.newegg.com") {
>>>     fileinto :create "Promo";
>>>     stop;
>> 
>> if anyof (header :contains "From" "store-news at
amazon.com",
>>           envelope :contains "From"
"menswearhouse.com",
>>           envelope :contains "From"
"officedepot.com",
>>           envelope :contains "From"
"walgreens.com",
>>           header :contains "From" "promo at
email.newegg.com") {
>>      fileinto :create "Promo";
>>      stop;
>> 
>> Hope that helps
>> 
>> Best Regards
>> 
>> Martin
>> 
>> On 2016-11-30 08:47, Steven Mainor wrote:
>>> Hello! I hope you will forgive my ignorance but I have a problem I
>>> have been trying to solve for a week and I'm not sure where
else to
>>> turn.
>>> 
>>> I'm trying to write a sieve script to sort all of my mail. I
was
>>> writing this script to replace the one I am currently using but I
>>> can't seem to get it to compile. I don't know a lot about
sieve or
>>> really scripting of any kind and I just can't figure out what
I'm
>>> doing wrong.
>>> 
>>> The compiler just puts out a bunch of output that doesn't make
sense.
>>> like "unexpected character" when I know the character
works there
>>> because I am already running a script with some of the same lines.
>>> 
>>> I'm attaching the script with some names and addresses changed
and
>>> the
>>> sieve output to this email.
>>> 
>>> I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could offer.

Hello Martin,

Wow. That was indeed the problem. I have been staring at that small 
script for a week and I just couldn't see it. I even had a friend look 
at it and he couldn't find it either. I feel a bit ridiculous now.


Thanks so much for your help,

Steven


On 11/30/2016 04:48 AM, Martin Wheldon wrote:
> Hi Steven,
>
> OK a on closer inspection :)
>
> You are missing a closing double quote on line 59:
>
>> fileinto :create "Lists/Debain/News;
>
> should be:
>
> fileinto :create "Lists/Debain/News";
>
> Best Regards
>
> Martin
>
> On 2016-11-30 09:30, Steven Mainor wrote:
>> Hey martin,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply! I made the changes you suggested but I got the
>> same results.
>>
>> According to my understanding, #header "from" "person at
example.com"# is
>> correct for an exact match.
>>
>>
>> On 11/30/2016 04:10 AM, Martin Wheldon wrote:
>>> Hi Steven,
>>>
>>> I think you may be missing the :contains from the two header lines 
>>> below:
>>>
>>>> if anyof (header "From" "store-news at
amazon.com",
>>>>          envelope :contains "From"
"menswearhouse.com",
>>>>          envelope :contains "From"
"officedepot.com",
>>>>          envelope :contains "From"
"walgreens.com",
>>>>          header "From" "promo at
email.newegg.com") {
>>>>     fileinto :create "Promo";
>>>>     stop;
>>>
>>> if anyof (header :contains "From" "store-news at
amazon.com",
>>>           envelope :contains "From"
"menswearhouse.com",
>>>           envelope :contains "From"
"officedepot.com",
>>>           envelope :contains "From"
"walgreens.com",
>>>           header :contains "From" "promo at
email.newegg.com") {
>>>      fileinto :create "Promo";
>>>      stop;
>>>
>>> Hope that helps
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>> On 2016-11-30 08:47, Steven Mainor wrote:
>>>> Hello! I hope you will forgive my ignorance but I have a
problem I
>>>> have been trying to solve for a week and I'm not sure where
else to
>>>> turn.
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to write a sieve script to sort all of my mail.
I was
>>>> writing this script to replace the one I am currently using but
I
>>>> can't seem to get it to compile. I don't know a lot
about sieve or
>>>> really scripting of any kind and I just can't figure out
what I'm
>>>> doing wrong.
>>>>
>>>> The compiler just puts out a bunch of output that doesn't
make sense.
>>>> like "unexpected character" when I know the character
works there
>>>> because I am already running a script with some of the same
lines.
>>>>
>>>> I'm attaching the script with some names and addresses
changed and the
>>>> sieve output to this email.
>>>>
>>>> I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could offer.