On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 11:07:25AM -0500, will trillich wrote: > ah, yes. you wish to be inducted into the cult... step this > way-- (door creaks open into darkness) > > the DN part is just a plain ol' variable: > DB=`echo $MATCH | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'` > heck, that's just like in most any command shell. > > now, about that $MATCH gizmo. > > well, there's a much longer story, but here's the part you're > interested in: > > after a pattern-match string such as > > * ^X-Loop: debian-\/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > whatever string MATCHES AFTER "\/" is dumped into $MATCH. > and \/ doesn't actually affect the pattern to be matched. > here, since the following pattern is > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and since what precedes is > > debian- > > then $MATCH will be "user" for [email protected], > and "www" for debian-www, and so forth. > > and since the target for such matches is > > $DEBIAN-$DN > > any debian-user mail goes into my $MAILDIR/debian-user mbox. > > there's some cool stuff, procmailrc-wise in the form of hints > and recipes and intros, at various websites. search for > "procmail quick start"... > > don't forget to pay your dues to the executioner on your way out > of the dungeon. when you do he'll give you a pointer to > http://www.ii.com/internet/robots/procmail/qs/ which has a high > "i wish i'd known about that last month" rating.
I think I will have to set up a procmail recipe for your emails and save them in ~/mail/linux-tips. Thanks for the explanation. Your emails are very educational. Cheers Mark.
