Re: procmail ........ (again)

[zelinsky@us.net (David S. Zelinsky)]

Phillip Neumann <filsin@computron.debian.org> writes:

> Ok, i still cannot use procmail.
> 
> .forward
> ````````````````````````
> |exec /usr/bin/procmail
> ``````````````````````````

You must have quotes around this:

	"|exec /usr/bin/procmail"

otherwise /usr/bin/procmail will be interpreted as a file in which to put the
message, not as an argument to `exec'.


Someone mentioned having a "fail-safe" entry in .procmail -- a good idea.
You might also want to put a "fail-safe" entry in .forward, which bypasses
procmail altogether, such as:


  .forward:	

	"|exec /usr/bin/procmail"
	/home/filsin/backup-mail

Make sure to give an absolute path; just `backup-mail' would be interpreted as
a user to whom the mail should be forwarded.

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David Zelinsky
dsz@alumni.caltech.edu