[Mailman-Users] Unable to execute a script when incoming mailarrives

[kannan.ekanath at gmail.com]

Well i think you can ignore the mail2forum part. Here is my
requirement. When a mail comes to a dummy alias i want some script to
be executed (a simple .sh file with execute permissions being
provided)

I added the following line /etc/aliases file,
forumtest-dummymember: "|/home/kannan/scripts/somescript.sh"

But the thing is it doesnt seem to call the script. Any idea why? If
the script got executed it creates a dummy file in the directory. (In
this case the file wasnt created).

Any thoughts?
Regards,
kannan


On 2/21/06, Patrick Bogen <pdbogen at gmail.com> wrote:
> One possible solution may be to create a local user for this purpose,
> subscribe it to all your lists, and then add the .forward line
> suggested to that user's .forward in that user's home directory.
>
> There may be a better way... or this may not apply to mail2forum at
> all. I don't know what it is.
>
> - Patrick Bogen
>
> On 2/21/06, Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net> wrote:
> > kannan.ekanath at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > >I am using MailMan 2.1.6
> >
> >
> > OK
> >
> >
> > >On 2/21/06, kannan.ekanath at gmail.com <kannan.ekanath at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Whenever a mail arrives, i want to execute a script this is in
> > >> relation to the integration with mail2forum software. The document
> > >> says,
> > >>
> > >> "
> > >> Then add the following line to the .forward file of your mailing list's
> > >> account:
> > >> |/path/to/m2f/m2f_import_msgs.sh
> > >>
> > >> "
> >
> >
> > This is not really a Mailman question, it is a mail2forum question.
> > Also, integration of mail2forum with Mailman is really not within the
> > scope of this list.
> >
> >
> > >> I am not sure what exactly is meant by this .forward file.
> >
> >
> > If you're trying to set this up to forward posts to Mailman to
> > mail2forum, it won't work. The .forward file is like an alias file for
> > a local mail recipient. I.e. an actual local user who receives mail
> > addressed to local_user at example.com can create a file named .forward
> > in his/her home directory, and that file can contain addresses or
> > pipes to which to deliver the mail instead of delivering it to the
> > user's local mailbox.
> >
> > In the Mailman case, incoming mail is already piped to Mailman via MTA
> > aliases (or some other MTA mechanism), and there is no local mailbox
> > to which it would be delivered, thus no home directory in which to put
> > a .forward file.
> >
> > --
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Regards,
Kannan Ekanath
-- You aint any expert, if you are - "PROUD"