Knowledge Base - FAQ

Question: How can I pipe incoming mail to a program?

Put the following in a .forward file in the home directory of the pop3 account.

"| /path/to/program"

This will pipe the entire contents (headers and all) to the program on STDIN. Please be sure to use the full path to the program.


Last Modified: Sep 13, 2002


Kattare is Trustwave Certified and Safe Harbor Certified | Rated Safe For Kids by ICRA | All Rights Reserved Worldwide
Copyright © 1997 - 2012 Kättare Internet Services | Processed in 0.015 seconds by pyramid-06 in Corvallis, Oregon