this is a known problem and afaik not solved yet.
here is my workaround which works for me:
# no | here:
VPOP="/home/vpopmail/bin/vdelivermail '' bounce-no-mailbox"
# user xfilter instead of to
xfliter $VPOP
EXITCODE=0
exit
> Von: Jason 'XenoPhage' Frisvold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Antworten an: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Datum: Wed, 05 May 2004 10:16:38 -0400
> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Betreff: [vchkpw] valias problem with .qmail-default files
>
> Hi all,
>
> I seem to be having a problem with aliases and vpopmail. I'm running
> vpopmail 5.4.1 and using the email-toaster as defined by Bill Shupp
> (www.shupp.org/toaster)
>
> The situation is this... As a default install, vpopmail aliases seem
> to work ok. However, I wanted to be able to automatically move any spam
> mail, tagged as spam by spamassassin, into a spam folder. So, I
> modified the .qmail-default file in the domains/mydomain.com folder to
> this :
>
> #| /home/vpopmail/bin/vdelivermail '' bounce-no-mailbox
> | /usr/bin/maildrop /home/vpopmail/domains/mailfilter
>
> The first line is set that way to that chkusr works. The second line
> sends the mail to a maildrop filter. That filter looks like this :
>
> VPOP="| /home/vpopmail/bin/vdelivermail '' bounce-no-mailbox"
> VHOME=`/home/vpopmail/bin/vuserinfo -d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> if (/^X-Spam-Status: *YES/)
> {
> # try delivering it to a Spam folder
> exception {
> # Check for an existing Spam folder, create one if it
> does not exist
> `if [ ! -d "$VHOME/Maildir/.Spam/" ]; \
> then \
> /usr/bin/maildirmake -f Spam $VHOME/Maildir; \
> fi`
> # Deliver the message to the Spam folder
> to "$VHOME/Maildir/.Spam/"
> }
> # ah well, I guess they'll just have to live with disappointment
> exception {
> to "$VPOP"
> }
> }
> else
> {
> exception {
> to "$VPOP"
> }
> }
>
>
> It appears that any aliases are just being ignored when I have the
> qmail-default file set this way. If I go into the domain with the
> aliases, and switch the qmail default so that it sends the mail to
> vdelivermail as opposed to maildrop, it works fine! (even if the mail
> is forwarded to another domain with the original qmail-default file)
> .... In either case (success or failure), I get the following in my
> qmail log :
>
> delivery 2376: success: vdelivermail:_valiases_processed/did_0+0+1/
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this? Placing the mail into a spam folder
> is extremely important for us and I cannot lose that functionality! Any
> help would be greatly appreciated! If you need me to provide more
> information, please let me know!
>
> Thanks!
>
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> ---------------------------
> Jason 'XenoPhage' Frisvold
> Engine / Technology Programmer
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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