Jason Pyeron wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lists >> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 21:33 >> To: centos at centos.org >> Subject: [CentOS] send existing root email to another user >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> >> > > > > > -- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > - - > - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - > - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - > - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - > - - > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >