On 2014-08-18 3:42 pm, Robert Heller wrote: > At Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:39:49 -0400 Mike Burger > <mburger at bubbanfriends.org> wrote: > >> >> On 2014-08-18 1:26 pm, Robert Heller wrote: >> > What is the trick to get Postfix's local command to pipe mail through >> > procmail? >> > >> > I have: >> > >> > -bash-4.1$ grep allow_mail_to_commands /etc/postfix/main.cf >> > allow_mail_to_commands = alias, forward >> > >> > and >> > >> > -bash-4.1$ cat .forward >> > |/usr/bin/procmail >> > >> > and a .procmailrc file: >> > >> > -bash-4.1$ cat .procmailrc >> > PATH=/usr/bsd:/bin:/usr/bin:/exp/rcf/share/bin >> > MAILDIR=/var/lib/amanda/Mail #you'd better make sure it exists >> > DEFAULT=$ORGMAIL #completely optional >> > LOGFILE=$MAILDIR/from #recommended >> > >> > :0 >> > * ^From.*no-reply at sns.amazonaws.com >> > |$HOME/retrieveArchive.tcl >> > >> > :0 >> > ! heller at deepsoft.com >> > >> > Basically I want all mail to the Amanda Backup account, except messages >> > from >> > Amazon SNS, to be forwarded to me (the system admin). The >> > retrieveArchive.tcl >> > is a script to process Amazon SNS messages. >> >> It's this simple: >> >> Instead of putting a call to procmail in your .forward, first, set up >> /etc/postfix/main.cf with the following line: >> >> mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail >> >> and reload postfix. Now, postfix will default to using procmail as its >> local delivery agent. >> >> Now, set up /etc/procmailrc like so: >> >> USER=`whoami` >> >> :0 fw >> | spamc >> >> :0 e >> { >> EXITCODE=$? >> } > > I don't have spamassin set up -- it is not needed, since this is not a > public > facing E-Mail server, it is internal only. Do I need this file? > >> >> Now, set up the amanda user's .procmailrc rules like so: >> >> :0: >> * ^From.*no-reply at sns.amazonaws.com >> |$HOME/retrieveArchive.tcl >> >> :0: >> * >> ! heller at deepsoft.com >> >> Voila! > > Actually not. Postfix is now using procmail, but procmail is not > processing > .procmailrc... My bad...no, you can skip the /etc/procmail recipe portion that calls spamc...you don't need that. Comment/remove that bit, and then give it a go. Remember to issue "service postfix reload" after editing the main.cf file. -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org "It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that. No one ever just stops by to say 'hi' anymore." --Colonel Jack O'Neill, SG1