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afew

Initial tagging script for the notmuch mailer

Mail Servers ★ 342 stars Medium setup ISC

afew is an automatic tagging tool for the notmuch email system, applying filters and rules to newly delivered mail so a self-hosted mail setup keeps messages organized into virtual folders.

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Key features

  • Automatic tagging for notmuch
  • Rule-based mail filtering
  • Virtual folder organization

Strengths

  • Released under the ISC license
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM

Is afew secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for afew's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

afew replaces

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