> My server is a Cobalt Raq4. I have several users who have .forward files in > their user directory. I have noticed that mails sent using .forward files > are NOT passed through SA.
I don't know anything about Cobalt Raq4. But let's say you are typical and are using procmail as the local mail delivery agent. Then a user only needs a .procmailrc file and if present the procmail program will read it and act upon the rules there. However, sendmail, postfix, exim, etc. will only hand to the local mail delivery agent (procmail) as a default action. Having a .forward file is an explicit action. If a .forward file exists then it will do whatever it is told to do there explicitly. If you are forwarding your mail in a .forward then it will forward the mail and never invode procmail. Therefore users with .forward files need to say explicitly that they want procmail if that is what they want. "|IFS=' ';exec /usr/bin/procmail || exit 75 #usernamehere" That is a typical .forward file entry. The quotes are in the file and so don't strip those off, a common source of confusion. > The GUI on the cobalt will not allow more than one address in the "Forward > Email To" box, so the only way to force one users mail to several addresses > is with a .forward, so I have no option there.. Once you get the mail in procmail it is nicest to forward from there. It is possible to add other addresses to the .forward file. But forward them with procmail and you have more control. Here is an example .procmailrc snippet which will forward all mail to the specified address. :0c ! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Always test your mail configuration by sending test messages after making changes. Simple mistakes can bounce your mail. Bob _______________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
