[aklug] Re: Help with Postfix

I had suggested the "ideal" method you cite below, but the owner of the ser=
ver desires a method that works as explained. The recipients are all local =
so I am pursuing learning/creating a procmail recipe. Thanks for the respon=
se.

-Jamie

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Jamie Hushower
Rent-A-Geek, Ltd.
http://alaska-geeks.com
223-9136

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From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf Of A=
rthur Corliss
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:35 AM
To: Jamie Hushower
Cc: AKLUG
Subject: [aklug] Re: Help with Postfix

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Jamie Hushower wrote:

> Can anyone suggest an easy way or rewriting a destination email address
> based on the subject of the message? I want a message sent from a Web for=
m
> to be directed by the receiving Postfix mail server to a person listed in
> the subject line of the message. For example, the message might be
> originally to web@somewhere.com with a subject of "Bob". The message
> should be directed to the mailbox of bob@somewhere.com. I am using
> procmail and that seems like the best way to accomplish the task, but I a=
m
> very unfamiliar with it. I am not aware of a facility within Postfix to
> accomplish the task, but I'm no expert there either. Suggestions? Thanks.

A procmail solution will only work if all recipients are local recipients t=
o
the box. Remote users won't be affected. Ideally your web form should use
direct SMTP connectivity and set the sender address directly. If you're
using local mail submission protocols instead you may need to make your web
server user a trusted user in your MTA config.

 =09--Arthur Corliss
 =09 Live Free or Die
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