VM is a mail reader that runs under XEmacs and GNU Emacs. It was written as an alternative to the Emacs RMAIL mail reader. VM is highly configurable and easy to use. It supports POP and IMAP for mail retrieval, understands MIME, and reads both the standard UNIX mailbox format and the BABYL format used by the RMAIL mailer. This site exists to continue VM development after version 7.19 as a community project.
9.3. Auto filing mail into folders Date: June 20, 1998 Updated: February 8, 1999 VM allows you to auto-file mail into pre-designated folders. This makes for archiving mailing list and other correspondence very easy. For example: (setq vm-auto-folder-alist