>From what I can tell, taps is executed before the .qmail and/or .qmail-default files are executed and after clam & spamassassin.
Also, if you use a line such as: .*:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To tap an entire domain, it will create an endless loop, even if the messages are not sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] What I've done is set up a faux domain to handle the taps, with a line such as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[EMAIL PROTECTED] While logs.my.domain.com doesn't exist, my.domain.com does. You would need to set one of these up for each individual domain, however they could all forward to the same account. Just make sure not to tap the logging domain, or you will get into another endless loop... Hope this makes sense. If anyone sees anything incorrect, please correct me. :) -Jason -----Original Message----- From: Eric "Shubes" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 11:02 AM To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] Questions about control/taps I'm guessing somewhere near the tail end of the delivery process, like qmail-local or maildrop. I don't know where/how maildrop hooks in, but that's where I'd look. Maybe 'tee' off a copy to a backup directory under the user's directory. Bill Kwok wrote: > Hi Eric, > > If it is not too much trouble, would you give me more hint about which > part I can tap to the system and get a copy of all emails? > > Thanks in advance. > > Best regards, > Bill > > > On 11/13/06, *Eric Shubes* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > Perhaps you could use the 'tee' command somewhere along the process to > create a backup copy. I haven't thought this through, but I know > that 'tee' > can be handy for splitting off copies. > > Bill Kwok wrote: > > Actually, I've tried to use scripts to filter emails for a user after > > she's lost all her email in her computer. As I've mentioned > before, if > > the user is in the bcc list, we may not be able to find any info > of this > > user from the email header. My script has to go through the send > log in > > order to find out which email the user should has received and > who's the > > sender. Then by comparing the time stamp and the sender of emails, I > > can locate the email. > > > > My worry is that the possibility of getting wrong email is still high. > > For example, if a sender sent multiple emails, with different > > sizes, within short period of time, will the send log record emails in > > way which is different from the time stamp of the email files? > > > > Would anyone show me a better way to filter out the emails? > > > > > > Best regards, > > Bill > > > > On 11/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>* < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I use the following line in taps to backup all incoming / > outgoing > > emails > > > of > > > my.domain.com <http://my.domain.com> <http://my.domain.com/>: > > > > > > .*: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > > > My questions are: > > > > > > 1. Will it create an endless loop if, by any means, > someone sends > > > email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>? > > > > Don't know, test it! > > > > > 2. Can I specify a directory, instead of a email ID, as the > > > destination, such as "([EMAIL PROTECTED]):/backup/$1" ? > > > > I think you can't but you can allways make a an email account and > > modify > > it's .qmail for putting all the mail on a specific maildir or > whatever > > > > > 3. If I need to restore emails (both incoming and > outgoing) for a > > > user, what's the best way to filter it out from the > > backup? Problem > > > here is > > > that emails were forwarded to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>. The > > > information of recipient will be lost if he/she was only > in the > > cc or > > > bcc > > > list. > > > > > > Tap is not thought exactly for backups and restores. > > > > Is for archiving (say, monitoring, legal obligations, limited > backup of > > certain email etc) > > > > I'm certainly sure that you can allways make scripts for finding > > specific > > e-mails, anyway. > > > > > > > > > 4. If I can't use taps to backup / rstore my users' email in > > that way, > > > is there any utility that I can use? > > > > A plain old backup utility should work, tar for example. > > > > I use amanda (http://www.amanda.org/) for network backups of > whole racks > > and works like a charm, but you can allways use a priopietary > one like > > Veritas BackupExec or something like that. > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > Best regards, > > > Bill > > > > > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
