Re: [exim] Save a mail and then execute a script

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Author: Julien Balmont
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To: Peter Velan
CC: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] Save a mail and then execute a script
The part with STDIN.
i hadn't found yet how to retrieve the message from EXIM. I had not thought
about STDIN, this was helpful.

Thanks again

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Peter Velan <pv0001@???> wrote:

> am 13.05.2008 14:23 schrieb Julien Balmont:
> > Peter, you're my hero :)
>
> :-[
>
> I'm curious: Which part of my message was helpfull?
>
> Peter
>
> PS: Type a response *below* the quoted material you're responding to,
> so it reads like a conversation. Please don't top-post!
> <http://www.faqs.org/faqs/comics/xbooks/readpost/section-4.html>
>
> > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Peter Velan <pv0001@???> wrote:
> >
> >> am 13.05.2008 12:09 schrieb Julien Balmont:
> >> > BTW, I'm afraid the file is saved only after the script is called.
> >> > Is there a way to avoid this behaviour?
> >>
> >> My transport looks like ...
> >>
> >> script_transport:
> >> driver = pipe
> >> envelope_to_add
> >> delivery_date_add
> >> user = userxyz
> >> group = groupxyz
> >> command = /scriptpath/perlscript -para1=y -para2=y -para2=n - -
> >>
> >> The essential part in my script: read piped message from STDIN and save
> >> it in a file ...
> >>
> >> open( MAIL, "> $filename" );
> >> while( <> ) { print MAIL $_; }
> >> close( MAIL );
> >>
> >> Now I could do whatever I want on the stored copy of the message.
> >>
> >> Do you rely on Exim to store the message or do you read the pipe?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Peter
>
>
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