[Linux-Discussion] Re: sendmail question

  • From: bobbya <bobbya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 13:27:49 -0700

procmail

Is it straight forward to set up? I read quite a few pages on it, but 99.9%
of the information is how to use it
AFTER it has been set up.

I do have /usr/bin/procmail, so I'm glad for that.

Robert

Paul Anderson wrote:

> On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, bobbya wrote:
>
> >
> > On the command line I do this:
> > echo "The truth stands the test of time." |  /etc/smrsh/progname
> > and it's all converted to uppercase to stdout, my screen.
> >
> Remember, your program has to direct IT'S output to mail to send it out.
> Sendmail will not automatically send back the output of the command.  You
> might want to consider procmail for this.
>
> ---
> Paul Anderson
> geeky1!paul
> "Nature has been kinder to us than we had any right to expect.
>         --- Freeman Dyson


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