---
name: "cyrus-installsieve"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyrus-admin"
version: "3.10.2-1+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cyrus-installsieve"
---

# cyrus-installsieve(1)

Cyrus IMAP documentation User utility for managing sieve scripts

## NAME

installsieve - Cyrus IMAP documentation

User utility for managing sieve scripts

## SYNOPSIS

```
installsieve [ -v name ] [ -l ] [ -p port ] [ -i file ]
    [ -a name ] [ -d name ] [ -m mechanism ] [ -g name ]
    [ -u user ]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**installsieve** *is a utility that allows users to manage their sieve scripts kept on* *the server.*

**NOTE:**

*This program is deprecated. Please use sieveshell*

## OPTIONS

- **-v name**

  *View script with the given name. The script if retrieved successfully* *is output to standard output.*

- **-l**

  *List all of the scripts currently on the server. If one of the* *scripts is active an arrow is printed indicating that it is the* *active script.*

- **-p port**

  *Port to connect to. If left off this defaults to* **sieve** *as* *defined in* **/etc/services***.*

- **-i file**

  *Install a file onto the server. If a script with the same name* *already exists on the server it is overwritten. Upon successfully* *putting the script on the server the script is set active.*

- **-a name**

  *Set name as the active script. The list of available names can be* *obtained from the* **-l** *option.*

- **-d name**

  *Delete the sieve script on the server with name.*

- **-m mechanism**

  *Force* **installsieve** *to use mechanism for authentication. If* *not specified the strongest authentication mechanism supported by* *the server is chosen.  Specify login to use the LOGIN command* *instead of AUTHENTICATE.*

- **-g name**

  *Get the sieve script with name and save it to disk with a* *".script" extension. If a file with that name already exists it is* *overwritten.*

- **-u userid**

  *Userid/Authname to use for authentication; by default, the current* *user.*

## HISTORY

**NOTE:**

*This program is deprecated. Please use sieveshell*

## SEE ALSO

*[sieveshell(1)](/sieveshell/1.md)*

## AUTHOR

*The Cyrus Team, Nic Bernstein (Onlight)*

## COPYRIGHT

*1993–2025, The Cyrus Team*