On Fri, Aug 25, 2000 at 03:59:10AM -0500, Will Trillich wrote > On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 07:35:07PM -0700, Dale L . Morris wrote: > > I'm setting up procmail on my system. I've done this in the past > > successfully using Redhat 6.2 and sendmail, but I have a couple of > > questions about Debian and exim. > > 1. Do I need a .forward file? Or is .procmailrc enough? > > imagine needing to kill a mosquito, and having someone hand > you an atomic-powered, planet-smashing axe. that's how i think > of what you can do with procmail recipes. i'm pretty sure > [y'all stomp on me if i'm off, here] that a .forward file would > be a tepid, drab subset of the things you can do in .procmailrc > file. >
Most mta's don't, by default, run procmail as an MDA. Depending on your MTA and how it's configured, you may need a .forward file to get procmail actually run; if you're using Exim, a .forward file containing just the line |/usr/bin/procmail should be enough. If you're running something else, check your MTA's (or procmail's) documentation to see if you need a .forward file, amd what you'ld put in it. > > 2. Do I need to have mh installed? > > well, i don't. draw your own conclusions. :) > Not unless you want to read your mail using mh, or use a mailer that relies on mh. Even then, you can use nmh instead. John P. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mdt.net.au/~john Debian Linux admin & support:technical services
