Suresh Ramasubramanian <mallet@???> probably said:
> +++ Tamas TEVESZ [exim-users] <12/11/01 18:45 +0100>:
> > On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Dave C. wrote:
> > > require_files = ${local_part}:+${home}/.procmailrc
> >
> > could someone please tell me what "require_files = ${local_part}" is
> > good for ? i've been killing this from my setups as i find no meaning
> > for it..
>
> This seems to check for, and require that a user have ~/.procmailrc
> in his homedir - if so exim calls procmail.
He was asking about the ${local_part} bit.
RTFSpec;
If an item in a "require_files" list does not contain any forward slash
characters, it is taken to be the user (and optional group, separated by a
comma) to be used for testing subsequent files in the list. If no group is
specified but the user is specified symbolically, the gid associated with
the uid is used; otherwise the gid is not changed. For example:
require_files = mail:/some/file
require_files = ${local_part}:${home}/.procmailrc
The second example works because the "require_files" string is expanded
before use. If a user or group name in a "require_files" list does not
exist, the "require_files" condition fails.
It checks for the ~/.procmail file as the user who is getting mail, this
prevents various permissions problems.
P.
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