procmail help

a7mlinux · 06-27-2009, 05:41 PM

how do I make procmail work, which dir and files I need to create, and where do I put .procmailrc files?
thanks in advance

repo · 06-27-2009, 05:43 PM

http://userpages.umbc.edu/~ian/procmail.html

a7mlinux · 06-29-2009, 05:01 AM

I tried to make procmail work but till now it doesn't do.
I made these steps:
1- I created the file ~/.forward, and wrote inside it:

Code:

|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail || exit 75 #mail_user_name

it's "root" in my case
2- I created ~/.procmail directory and wrote inside it:

Code:

VERBOSE=off
 MAILDIR=$HOME/mail # elm users might use $HOME/Mail instead
 PMDIR=$HOME/.procmail
 DEFAULT=/var/spool/mail/elflord
 LOGFILE=$PMDIR/log
 INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/general.rc
 # INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/other.rc
 # add as many INCLUDERC's as you like 
 # end of .procmailrc

3- I created general.rc inside ~/.procmail directory and wrote inside it:

Code:

:0
 * ^From.*system_username.*localhost.*localdomain.*@
/root/Desktop/test/INBOX

to put all messages received from system_username in /root/Desktop/test/INBOX. "INBOX is a palin file"
4- I executed the procmail binary and send message from system_user to root
and there is nothing working

repo · 06-29-2009, 05:12 AM

try
VERBOSE=on

and look in the logfile to see what happens.

a7mlinux · 06-29-2009, 09:37 AM

I made all steps and the output is:

Code:

Folder: /var/spool/mail/root                                             7214
procmail: Couldn't read "/root/.procmail/general.rc"
From test@localhost.localdomain  Mon Jun 29 17:17:01 2009
  Folder: /var/spool/mail/root                                              593
procmail: Couldn't read "/root/.procmail/general.rc"
From test@localhost.localdomain  Mon Jun 29 17:17:42 2009
  Folder: /var/spool/mail/root                                              589

and my procmailrc file contain:

Code:

VERBOSE=on
MAILDIR=/home/mail
#PMDIR=/home/.procmail
DEFAULT=/var/spool/mail/root
LOGFILE=/home/.procmail/log
INCLUDERC=/home/.procmail/general.rc

repo · 06-29-2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

procmail: Couldn't read "/root/.procmail/general.rc"

make sure /root/.procmail/general.rc exist

However, why do you use it as root ?
Are you logged in as root?
Why not login and work as user and use su or sudo?

a7mlinux · 06-29-2009, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by repo

make sure /root/.procmail/general.rc exist

yes am sure it is exist, and it contain:

Code:

:0
 * ^From.*test.*localhost.*localdomain.*@
 /root/Desktop/test/INBOX

I want all message from user(test) goes to the path above
and am execute it as root just for experience

repo · 06-29-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

yes am sure it is exist, and it contain:

make sure it has the proper permissions.

procmail can't read it.

repo · 06-29-2009, 10:00 AM

Quote:

INCLUDERC=/home/.procmail/general.rc

try
INCLUDERC=/root/.procmail/general.rc

why do you use
/home/

a7mlinux · 06-29-2009, 10:05 AM

I gave it the permissions and the output in /root/.procmail/log is:

Code:

From test@localhost.localdomain  Mon Jun 29 18:00:35 2009
  Folder: /var/spool/mail/root                                              601
From root@localhost.localdomain  Mon Jun 29 18:01:31 2009
  Folder: /var/spool/mail/root

and am appreciate your help

repo · 06-29-2009, 10:12 AM

comment out the INCLUDE and add this to your procmailrc

Quote:

TEST=/root/Desktop/test/INBOX

:0
* ^From.test@localhost.localdomain
{
:0
${TEST}
}

a7mlinux · 06-29-2009, 10:39 AM

alot of thanks man repo, it's working now with:

Code:

VERBOSE=off
MAILDIR=$HOME/mail
PMDIR=$HOME/.procmail
DEFAULT=/var/spool/mail/root
LOGFILE=$PMDIR/log
#INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/general.rc
TEST=/root/Desktop/test/INBOX

:0
* ^From.test@localhost.localdomain
{
:0
${TEST}
}

but am still need the INCLUDERC to add more rules

repo · 06-29-2009, 10:47 AM

Quote:

but am still need the INCLUDERC to add more rules

You just can add the rules to the .procmailrc file,
Just use the same layout
I have al my rules in the procmailrc file.

ex

Quote:

:0
* ^From.test@localhost.localdomain
{
:0
${TEST}
}

:0
* ^From.root@localhost.localdomain
{
:0
${DEFAULT}
}

You can also include spamassassin, virusscan....

a7mlinux · 06-29-2009, 11:30 AM

thanks alot repo, now am designing my webmail, and am working in messages redirection, anti spam with spamassassin and virus scan with clamAV, appreciate your help and i will need you soon, I hope you to add me in your msn list:
kazenova35@hotmail.com