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# sieveshell

## NAME

sieveshell - remotely manipulate sieve scripts

## SYNOPSIS

sieveshell [–user=user] [–authname=authname] [–realm=realm] [–exec=script] server[:port]

sieveshell –help

## DESCRIPTION

sieveshell allows users to manipulate their scripts on a remote server. It works via MANAGESIEVE, a work in progress.

The following commands are recognized:

list list scripts on server.

put <filename> upload script to server.

get <name> [<filename>] get script. if no filename display to stdout

delete <name> delete script.

activate <name> activate script.

deactivate deactivate all scripts.

## OPTIONS

-u user, –user=user

> The user whose mailboxes you want to work on. If not specified, it uses the same as -a.

-a authname, –authname=authname

> The user to use for authentication. If not specified, it defaults to the current login user.

-r realm, –realm=realm

> The realm to attempt authentication in.

-e script, –exec=script

> Instead of working interactively, run commands from script, and exit when done.

## REFERENCES

[MANAGESIEVE] Martin, T.; “A Protocol for Remotely Managing Sieve Scripts”, RFC 5804; May 2001

## AUTHOR

Tim Martin <tmartin@mirapoint.com>, and the rest of the Cyrus team.