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List:       procmail
Subject:    Re: procmail doesn't want to run spamassassin
From:       Didier Casse <didierbe () sps ! nus ! edu ! sg>
Date:       2003-11-28 9:45:32
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On 28/11/03, at  10:22 +0100, Dallman Ross <dman@nomotek.com>  babbled:

> On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 09:49:13AM +0100, Peter Rosa wrote:
> > [top-quoting undone here, i.e., text order "normalized"]
> 
> > From: "Didier Casse" <didierbe@sps.nus.edu.sg>
> > > --- Logging /home/stu99/didierbe/mail/procmail.log for didierbe,
> > > /usr/bin/spamassassin:
> > >
> > > /usr/bin/spamassassin: No such file or directory
> > > procmail: Error while writing to "/usr/bin/spamassassin"
> > > procmail: Rescue of unfiltered data succeeded
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > It seems that procmail can't trigger spamassassin, which btw is
> > > really found in /usr/bin directory! I looked through Google but I
> > > couldn't find a straightforward answer to this. Can anybody help
> 
> > Check if you have at least exec/read permissions to the whole path
> > /usr/bin/spamasassin
> 
> In addition, check whether your server's invocation of procmail
> occurs on a separate machine.  Often there are multiple servers
> involved in a mail setup.  Your shell might be on one machine,
> with /usr/bin/spamassassin available, but the mail might be
> processed on an altogether different machine.
> 

Hmm most likely! I think that might be the answer. I contacted the
sysadmins responsible for the mail servers. Thanks Dallman and Peter for
constructive insights. ;-)

With kind regards,

Didier

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