4 messages in net.sourceforge.lists.courier-maildropRe: [maildropl] Maildrop and Postfix
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Thomas SmithOct 24, 2003 9:00 pm 
Matthias AndreeOct 25, 2003 4:11 am 
John LockeOct 25, 2003 11:40 am 
Thomas SmithOct 25, 2003 12:42 pm 
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Subject:Re: [maildropl] Maildrop and PostfixActions...
From:Matthias Andree (ma+c@dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de)
Date:Oct 25, 2003 4:11:43 am
List:net.sourceforge.lists.courier-maildrop

Thomas Smith <to@openadventures.org> writes:

I've setup Postfix with maildrop support in the main.cf file with the following settings:

mailbox_command = /usr/local/bin/maildrop local_destination_concurrency_limit = 1

The filter is working fine for $HOME/.mailfilter (I tested it with the command /logfile ".mailfilter.log"/). However, when I setup /etc/maildroprc with the command /logfile "/var/log/maildrop"/ nothing gets logged.

I wonder if this can work at all. maildrop, when started like this, runs with the permissions of the user who is receiving the mail, Postfix' local(8) mailer is careful to run the process without privileges. Can a regular (non-root!) user write to /var/log/maildrop?

Try "echo test >>/var/log/maildrop" to find out. Directory execute permission for all users for /var and /var/log needs to be granted.

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