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List:       procmail
Subject:    Re: Processing outgoing mails
From:       Christopher Lindsey <lindsey () ncsa ! uiuc ! edu>
Date:       1998-09-27 17:41:26
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> > Can I process user's outgoing mail? 
> > For example: 
> > 
> > I need to save a copy of sent mails from some users.
> > Is it posible with sendmail??

I think the solution in the archives and the FAQ recommend wrapping
the sendmail binary on your machines.  Then when the MUA invokes sendmail,
it's actually invoking a script that pumps the message through procmail
*AND* sendmail.

Of course, this design is flawed if you connect directly to the SMTP
port for some reason or other (i.e. POP) or if other sites use you as
their "Smart" host.

A better solution is what I've done in the past -- patch deliver.c in
sendmail.  You'll want to make some checks to make sure that the mail
originated from certain domains, but in essence you're just adding a 
local address to the recipient list.  That address can be an actual user
account or an alias that opens a pipe to procmail.

Chris

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