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Re: exim4 -> local mailboxes



On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 03:02:35PM +0200 or thereabouts, Csanyi Pal wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 08:51:16AM -0400, Steve ? wrote:
> > > 
> > I have almost an identical setup with exim4/procmail/fetchmail on Sarge. I
> > don't use a '.forward' file. I simply have a '.fetchmailrc' in my ~/home and a
> > '.procmailrc' in my home. I would suggest you try a similar setup.
> 
> Have you in your fetchmailrc this setup: mda 'procmail' ?
> 
> I have this one:
> smtp localhost
> 
> and I want that that fetchmail give the mails to exim4.
> And then, I want that that exim4 forwards the mails to procmail, but I 
> don't know how to do this?

You shouldn't need any reference to SMTP in your procmailrc. All you have to do
is simple. Have a procmailrc and a fetchmailrc in your local user directory. Use
fetchmail via the same user that reads the e-mail.

Here is the start of my '~/home/.procmailrc' file, remember NO .forward file is
needed, you should test it without any rules other than the one shown;

    MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail 
    DEFAULT=$MAILDIR/ 
    LOGFILE=$HOME/Mail/procmaillog
    FORMAIL=/usr/bin/formail 
    SENDMAIL=/usr/sbin/sendmail

    :0:
    IN.inbox
    
Fetchmail should automatically hand e-mail off to Exim4. I didn't set up
anything for that to work. If one has a .prcomailrc in their ~/home then, Exim4
should automatically hand it off to procmail.

I'm assuming you're wanting a single drop ? This wouldn't work for a multi-user
setup.

-- 
Steve A.
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Tuesday Jul 19 2005 09:25:02 EDT
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I never met a man I didn't want to fight.
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