Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 01:27:09 -0500 From: Corvin Russell <corvinr@sympatico.ca> Message-ID: <20001205012709.C1655@cloud.of.unknowing.org> Subject: Postfix configuration: omitted points I forgot to mention I have a pppoe connection... the dialup setup is different. This part of the postfix FAQ is quite clear, however: http://www.postfix.cs.uu.nl/faq.html#dialup On using procmail with postfix (again from http://www.postfix.cs.uu.nl/faq.html) Using Procmail for system-wide local delivery Warning: if you use procmail in this manner, you must set up an alias for root that forwards mail for root to a real user. See the FAQ entry titled "Mail for root is delivered to nobody". Specify that all mailbox delivery is to be done by procmail. For example: /etc/postfix/main.cf: mailbox_command = /path/to/procmail /etc/postfix/main.cf: mailbox_command = /path/to/procmail -a $EXTENSION If you can, avoid using any shell meta characters or built-ins such as $ or " or IFS or &&, because they force Postfix to run an expensive shell process. However, procmail is a pig, and the gain of avoiding a shell can be unnoticeable. Execute the command postfix reload to make the changes effective. <p> -- Corvin Russell <corvinr@sympatico.ca>