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Re: local sendmail



* JP Bruns <emailjp79@xxxxxx> [02-05-09 10:07]:
> Patrick [05.Feb.2009 15:19]:
> >* Patrick Shanahan <ptilopteri@xxxxxxxxx> [02-05-09 09:08]:
> >>
> >>No, you do not *need* postfix, but your MDA *must* deliver to procmail
> >>in some manner.  You may process the mail with procmail:
> >>  formail -ds procmail -m <recipe.file> <mail.file>
> >>  formail -ds procmail <mail.file>
> >>  
> >>The crux is that the MDA *must* deliver to procmail.
> >>
> 
> Do you mean MTA or MUA? I thought procmail would be the MDA.

procmail, in this case would be the LDA, local delivery agent, and MUA
would be the mail user agent, aka email client

> >On further thought, or whatever that process should be called, the
> >above is not entirely true.  It is quite possible to accept the mail
> >whereever your MDA places it, I assume it is consistent and in one
> >place, and run a cron job to have that place/file processed via
> >procmail and delivered to *different* location/file.  Then just don't
> >access the location that the MDA delivers with your email client.
> 
> Well, I am not sure if I do get your point, but why not just tell the
> program, whos output you like to get, to direct all such traffic to a
> script? 

rather to procmail, no need for a script then.


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