FW: postmaster ruleset - 4.00a10-1

[Julian Field]

At 22:13 08/10/2002, you wrote:
>[root at formula etc]# cat mailscanner.conf | grep 'postmaster'
>Notices To = /opt/rules/postmaster.rule
>
>[root at formula etc]# cat /opt/rules/postmasters.rule

There's your problem. The line in mailscanner.conf says "postmaster"
whereas the real filename says "postmasters" (i.e. with an extra "s" on the
end).

>FromTo:         *@jumpout.org           kris at jumpout.org
>
>
>Kris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
>Behalf Of Dustin Baer
>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 4:07 PM
>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] FW: postmaster ruleset - 4.00a10-1
>
>
>Kris Stumpner wrote:
> >
> > Got this while trying to use a postmaster ruleset in 4.00a10-1.
> >
> > Kris
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > The original message was received at Tue, 8 Oct 2002 15:06:49 -0500
> > from root at localhost
> >
> >    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> > /opt/rules/postmaster.rule
> >
> >    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> > 553 5.1.7 /opt/rules/postmaster.rule... Invalid sender address
> > 550 5.7.1 /opt/rules/postmaster.rule... Cannot mail directly to files
>
>What does your rule look like?  What does the mailscanner.conf line say
>for this rule?
>
>Dustin
>
>--
>Dustin Baer
>Unix Administrator/Postmaster
>Information Handling Services
>15 Inverness Way East
>Englewood, CO 80112
>303-397-2836

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