run a shell script/cronjob when any email arrive to specific email address

ikillu · 05-30-2009, 12:12 AM

Hello users,

My server is running RHEL5, I am trying to build a system that, when any email arrive to specific email address (i.e. my-secret@mydomain.com), parse that email and run a shell script.

Is that possible?

any reference will be very helpfully

Thanks.

repo · 05-30-2009, 12:18 AM

Take a look at fetchmail and procmail

ikillu · 05-30-2009, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by repo

Take a look at fetchmail and procmail

thanks repo, I will look for fetchmail and procmail.

bathory · 05-30-2009, 08:18 AM

You didn't say what is your mail server, but it can be done. For sendmail you need a .forward file in the user's homedir containing:

Code:

"|/path/to/the/script"

The same way for qmail you need a .qmail file containing the same as above without the quotes.
So I guess the same goes for the other MTAs.

Regards