[H-GEN] Email filtering

[David Duffy]

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On 2003-09-25, David Duffy wrote:

>>OK, this works but how can I use .procmailrc to send other users viruses 
>>to me?
>>I tried specifying /home/david/mail/virus as the destination but that 
>>didn't work.
>>My own .procmailrc file uses mail/virus and that does work.
>>

Greg Black wrote:

>After all the discussion right here about the man command, it
>looks as though you're going to have to admit that you didn't
>read any of the half dozen procmail man pages.  Please do that
>and then come back if you still have problems.
>

LOL!  Yes, I admit it - I didn't look in the man file. Sorry about that.
I've been juggling Linux, assembler code and other stuff today. I must
be slowly going mad - it sounds so obvious when you point it out. :-)
I WILL read the man pages. I WILL read the man pages.
...
I WILL read the man pages. I WILL read the man pages.

>A hint: a user's .procmailrc is run as that user, so it will
>only be able to deliver to a different user if the permissions
>on the system are set very strangely.
>
>Another hint: if the user cannot write to the desired file,
>maybe you could consider getting procmail to forward the message
>to the desired user.
>

Thanks Greg, I'd come to the same conclusion only minutes before reading 
your email.
David...

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