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''Solution:'' The machine that already has your mail can become your imap server. You will need to configure a server application. '''Dovecot''' is one such, and the guidance on the project web pages make it easy to set up. That still leaves you with the problem of filtering, as it makes sense to do it on the server (when you point '''kmail''' at the server you will see the folders that you have created on the server). Again there are options, but one of the best known is '''procmail'''. Again there is plenty of information on the Internet on how to set this up. You give it a set of "recipes" - here's an example:

Solution: The machine that already has your mail can become your imap server. You will need to configure a server application. Dovecot is one such, and the guidance on the project web pages make it easy to set up. That still leaves you with the problem of filtering, as it makes sense to do it on the server (when you point kmail at the server you will see the folders that you have created on the server). Again there are options, but one of the best known is procmail. Again there is plenty of information on the Internet on how to set this up. You give it a set of "recipes" - here's an example: