[CentOS] send existing root email to another user
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Tue Dec 1 02:58:23 UTC 2009
Jason Pyeron wrote:
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>> Subject: [CentOS] send existing root email to another user
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm running Centos 5.4
>> I have a pile of emails in my root users /var/spool/mail/root
>> file I need to send this all to another address (preferrably
>> external but local would possibly do)
>>
>>
>
> You want to bounce the messages. Tools like Pine can do it throught a fancy UI.
> Or you can:
>
> formail -s procmail < mbox
>
> Assuming you set it up to be delivered corectly now.
>
> http://googleit1st.com/search?q=redeliver+mbox
>
hmm I tried that but nothing seemed to happen. I used Matts suggestion
of cat /var/spool/mail/root | mail -s "mail" user at domain.com which has
set it as one email.
Thanks
Kate
>
>> I have searched a lot but can't find any way to do this. I
>> have set it so future emails get forwarded to my external
>> address but I also need to shift the existing emails.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Kate
>>
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