I use uw-imapd-ssl, postfix and procmail to deliver email. I didn't do any system related changes (no config file changes, no apt-get fun) and suddenly my procmail filters don't work, all email is delivered into inbox and I get the message in subject in syslog, here's the relevant part:
-------------------------------------- syslog quote start Sep 30 01:31:06 localhost fetchmail[3549]: 2 messages for steffl at pop.rawbw.com (5708 octets). Sep 30 01:31:06 localhost fetchmail[3549]: reading message 1 of 2 (3027 octets) Sep 30 01:31:06 localhost postfix/smtpd[24572]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Sep 30 01:31:06 localhost postfix/smtpd[24572]: 69E441D772: client=localhost[127.0.0.1] Sep 30 01:31:06 localhost postfix/cleanup[24573]: 69E441D772: message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sep 30 01:31:06 localhost postfix/cleanup[24573]: 69E441D772: resent-message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sep 30 01:31:06 localhost fetchmail[3549]: flushed Sep 30 01:31:06 localhost fetchmail[3549]: reading message 2 of 2 (2681 octets) Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost postfix/qmgr[474]: 69E441D772: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=3285, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost procmail[24576]: Suspicious rcfile "/home/erik/.procmailrc" Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost postfix/local[24575]: 69E441D772: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=local, delay=1, status=sent ("|procmail") Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost postfix/smtpd[24572]: C4BEE1D773: client=localhost[127.0.0.1] Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost postfix/cleanup[24573]: C4BEE1D773: message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost postfix/cleanup[24573]: C4BEE1D773: resent-message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost fetchmail[3549]: flushed Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost postfix/qmgr[474]: C4BEE1D773: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=2941, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost procmail[24577]: Suspicious rcfile "/home/erik/.procmailrc" Sep 30 01:31:07 localhost postfix/local[24575]: C4BEE1D773: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent ("|procmail") Sep 30 01:31:10 localhost postfix/smtpd[24572]: disconnect from localhost[127.0.0.1] -------------------------------------- syslog quote end /home/erik/.procmailrc (comments deleted so that it's shorter) -------------------------------------- .procmailrc start VERBOSE=no MAILDIR=$HOME/mail PMDIR=$HOME/.procmail LOGFILE=$PMDIR/log INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/listsrc -------------------------------------- .procmailrc end when I run procmail -version it says: -------------------------------------- procmail version start jojda:~>procmail -version procmail v3.15.2 2001/07/18 ... [copyright and contact info snipped] Locking strategies: dotlocking, fcntl() Default rcfile: $HOME/.procmailrc It may be writable by your primary group Your system mailbox: /var/spool/mail/erik -------------------------------------- procmail version end it used to have 664 permissions but I changed it to: -rw------- 1 erik erik 660 May 12 19:41 /home/erik/.procmailrc and it still complains! any ideas? TIA. erik