Re: [Exim] exim capable of sorting incoming mail?

Steve Haslam wrote:
>
> Urnf. I use:
>
> mda "/usr/sbin/exim -oMr fetchmail -oem -f %F %T"
>
> in /etc/fetchmailrc and I have "fetchmail" in the trusted_users setting of
> Exim so that the "-f %F" part is effective.
I'm sorry - I can't quite follow the options you are using.
The exim specs supply:

"Trusted users are permitted to use the -f option or a leading 'From '
line to specify the envelope sender of a message that is passed to Exim
through the local interface (see the -bm and -f options below)."

Would this mean that if I'm not defined as a
trusted user my ~/.forward file containg the lines:


if $h_to contains debian-user or $h_cc contains debian-user; then
  save muttmail/debian/user

elif $h_to contains exim-user or $h_cc contains exim-user; then
  save muttmail/exim/user

else
  save muttmail/other/inbox

endif


...would not work?



Then continuing in the specs:
"They may   also specify a host name, host address, interface address,
protocol name,
and ident value. Thus they are able to insert messages into Exim's queue
locally that have the characteristics of messages received from a remote
host"

Does this say trusted users may alter the message header (envelopes)
or does this refer to the -oem option you have used?


The -oMr option in your command is not clear to me:
"... The option is
      intended for use when handing to Exim messages received by other
means.
      It applies only to non-SMTP and batched SMTP input.
"
- What does this mean?


Last - what do the %F, %T variables refer to?


Robert