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forward specific emails to a remote adress by using parameters
I use an email server on solaris and i forward emails that come in to another email (by request from some users)and at the same time i ceep copies to the local user's mail file.I have done this by writing in the ".forward" file (the .forward file is createt in the local user's mail directory) this line:
"user, user@remotesite.com"
(Accepted Answer from "shanechambers")
My question is, how can i use parameters to forward to the remote adress ("user@remotesite.com") only specific emails eg. incoming mails from a specific sender only
Thanks for your help!
"user, user@remotesite.com"
(Accepted Answer from "shanechambers")
My question is, how can i use parameters to forward to the remote adress ("user@remotesite.com") only specific emails eg. incoming mails from a specific sender only
Thanks for your help!
Ok, you want to forward email from certain users, on to another address, while keeping all others, in the local mailbox. Is this right?
If so, what I would recommend is installing procmail (http://freshmeat.net/projects/procmail). From there you would do the following;
In the .forward file;
|exec /usr/local/bin/procmail
In .procmailrc;
:0 c
* ^From.*peter
! william@somewhere.edu
This would keep a copy locally (if you don't want a local copy, drop the 'c' on the first line), and send a copy off to william@somewhere.edu, of all mail coming from 'peter' (note you don't need the @somewhere.edu after peter).
Procmail allows you to do a far greater 'conditional' setup for mail delivery then you normally would be able to do. Take a look at the man pages for 'procmailex,' and 'procmailrc,' once you've got it installed.
If so, what I would recommend is installing procmail (http://freshmeat.net/projects/procmail). From there you would do the following;
In the .forward file;
|exec /usr/local/bin/procmail
In .procmailrc;
:0 c
* ^From.*peter
! william@somewhere.edu
This would keep a copy locally (if you don't want a local copy, drop the 'c' on the first line), and send a copy off to william@somewhere.edu, of all mail coming from 'peter' (note you don't need the @somewhere.edu after peter).
Procmail allows you to do a far greater 'conditional' setup for mail delivery then you normally would be able to do. Take a look at the man pages for 'procmailex,' and 'procmailrc,' once you've got it installed.
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shanechambers is it easy to install procmail on solaris?
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I finaly don't used it but thanks for your help shanechambers.
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usera user-a@domain1.com
userb user-b@domain2.com
try this out and post in here if you have anymore questions.
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