Well i think you can ignore the mail2forum part. Here is my requirement. When a mail comes to a dummy alias i want some script to be executed (a simple .sh file with execute permissions being provided)
I added the following line /etc/aliases file, forumtest-dummymember: "|/home/kannan/scripts/somescript.sh" But the thing is it doesnt seem to call the script. Any idea why? If the script got executed it creates a dummy file in the directory. (In this case the file wasnt created). Any thoughts? Regards, kannan On 2/21/06, Patrick Bogen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- Regards, Kannan Ekanath -- You aint any expert, if you are - "PROUD" ------------------------------------------------------ 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
