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SIEVESHELL(1) Cyrus IMAP SIEVESHELL(1)

NAME

sieveshell - Cyrus IMAP documentation

NAME

sieveshell - remotely manipulate sieve scripts

SYNOPSIS

sieveshell [--user=user] [--authname=authname] [--realm=realm] [--password=password] [--exec=script] [--execfile=file] 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.


•
-p password, --password=password

The password to use when authenticating to server. Note that this parameter can be seen in the process list. Use with caution!


•
-e script, --exec=script

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


•
-f file, --execfile=file

Instead of working interactively, run commands from file file 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.

AUTHOR

The Cyrus Team

COPYRIGHT

1993–2025, The Cyrus Team

June 27, 2025 3.8.6