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Old 03-09-2006, 02:09 PM   #1
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Question Mail Command


Is there a way to execute a command upon recieving an E-mail to a certian address? I am using Fedora Core 4, soon to upgrade to 5, using POSTFIX as an MTA.

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Old 03-09-2006, 03:40 PM   #2
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Can postfix use procmail? If so, the answer is yes. For example, if you needed to run a perl script based on a particular recipient name you could use the following in an /etc/procmailrc file:
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* ^To: .*somename@somedomain.com.au
|/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/bin/somescript
 
  


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