---------- Original Message ----------- From: Keith Winston <kwinston@twmi.rr.com> To: psyche-list@redhat.com Sent: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 14:20:53 -0500 Subject: Re: Postfix (was Re: Mozilla & Sound) > Mike Vanecek wrote: > > >I assume /etc/rc.d/init.d/postfix start/stop works? > > Yes. > > >Two quick questions: > > > >I assume that I have to turn this on to use procmail? Anything else > >that I > >need to worry about with postfix and procmail? > > > >#mailbox_command = /some/where/procmail > >#mailbox_command = /some/where/procmail -a "$EXTENSION" > > You don't have to set the mailbox_command option to use procmail. If > you create a $HOME/.forward file with something like this: > > |exec /usr/bin/procmail > > Then, postfix will honor it and forward mail to procmail. If you use > the mailbox_command, then it forces postfix to use procmail to deliver > ALL local mail, not just for certain users. You need to decide which > you prefer. If I use the .forward approach above, and have a .procmailrc file in the user's home directory, will the procmailrc then me processed? I am not quite sure what impact of making a call to procmail from the forward file has for the user. Is the following correct? Postfix sees the .forward file that starts procmail. Procmail starts and looks in $HOME/.procmailrc (and most likely /etc/procmailrc) and does its thing. Once the mail is processed, procmail goes away until that user receives email again. Not a bad approach. However, if one wants to use spamd with all users, then having procmail running to process individual .procmailrc calls to spamdc might make more sense? > >If someone is using RH 8 Postfix, would they please confirm that these > >are the bottom two lines in /etc/postfix/main.cf: > Here are the last 4 lines of the original Red Hat installed main.cf on > my system: > # readme_directory: The location of the Postfix README files. > # > readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-1.1.11/README_FILES > alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases Thank you very much. I had seen the alias_database at the end and thought I had zapped something. I moved it up with the rest, but then got to wondering if my cut/paste got carried away. Best wishes, Mike. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
