One possible solution may be to create a local user for this purpose, subscribe it to all your lists, and then add the .forward line suggested to that user's .forward in that user's home directory.
There may be a better way... or this may not apply to mail2forum at all. I don't know what it is. - Patrick Bogen On 2/21/06, Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I am using MailMan 2.1.6 > > > OK > > > >On 2/21/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Whenever a mail arrives, i want to execute a script this is in > >> relation to the integration with mail2forum software. The document > >> says, > >> > >> " > >> Then add the following line to the .forward file of your mailing list's > >> account: > >> |/path/to/m2f/m2f_import_msgs.sh > >> > >> " > > > This is not really a Mailman question, it is a mail2forum question. > Also, integration of mail2forum with Mailman is really not within the > scope of this list. > > > >> I am not sure what exactly is meant by this .forward file. > > > If you're trying to set this up to forward posts to Mailman to > mail2forum, it won't work. The .forward file is like an alias file for > a local mail recipient. I.e. an actual local user who receives mail > addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] can create a file named .forward > in his/her home directory, and that file can contain addresses or > pipes to which to deliver the mail instead of delivering it to the > user's local mailbox. > > In the Mailman case, incoming mail is already piped to Mailman via MTA > aliases (or some other MTA mechanism), and there is no local mailbox > to which it would be delivered, thus no home directory in which to put > a .forward file. > > -- > Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, > San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/pdbogen%40gmail.com > > Security Policy: > http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp > -- - Patrick Bogen ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
