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tutorials:procmail [2011/04/30 13:26] – created clemens | tutorials:procmail [2011/04/30 13:26] – clemens |
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First, see the [[http://sdf.lonestar.org/index.cgi?faq?EMAIL?14|FAQ Email 14]] | First, see the [[http://sdf.lonestar.org/index.cgi?faq?EMAIL?14|FAQ Email 14]] |
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SDF receives mail for user from remote sender | - SDF receives mail for user from remote sender |
SDF's local mail delivery agent (MDA) consults $HOME/.forward | - SDF's local mail delivery agent (MDA) consults $HOME/.forward |
if .forward calls procmail, then the MDA pipes the mail to procmail for filtering, with $HOME/.procmailrc | - if .forward calls procmail, then the MDA pipes the mail to procmail for filtering, with $HOME/.procmailrc |
Procmail runs on the mail machine for which $MAILDIR (/mail/maildir/...) is local (not across the NFS (network file system) wire. | - Procmail runs on the mail machine for which $MAILDIR (/mail/maildir/...) is local (not across the NFS (network file system) wire. |
Best practice is for procmail filtering destinations to be local to where procmail is running, in $MAILDIR. | - Best practice is for procmail filtering destinations to be local to where procmail is running, in $MAILDIR. |
Unfiltered mail is then returned by procmail to the MDA which deposits it in $MAIL, also local to the mail machine, and is the users INBOX | - Unfiltered mail is then returned by procmail to the MDA which deposits it in $MAIL, also local to the mail machine, and is the users INBOX |
User clients (i.e. mail, mutt, alpine, etc.) may read mail from $MAIL, and from $MAILDIR files, across the NFS wire to the $HOME machine for reading. | - User clients (i.e. mail, mutt, alpine, etc.) may read mail from $MAIL, and from $MAILDIR files, across the NFS wire to the $HOME machine for reading. |
The local client may then store the mail locally in $HOME or back on the mail machine in $MAILDIR | - The local client may then store the mail locally in $HOME or back on the mail machine in $MAILDIR |
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For procmail utilization ideas, see the [[tutorials:e-mail-advanced|"Email, Advanced Topics" tutorial]] | For procmail utilization ideas, see the [[tutorials:e-mail-advanced|"Email, Advanced Topics" tutorial]] |