Dual TO: names in Mailwatch

[Julian Field]

Steve,

Can this be done easily in MailWatch by doing something like this very
early on with the message?

my(%rcpts);
map { $rcpts{$_}=1; } @{$message->{to}};
$message->{to} = keys %rcpts;

That would remove any duplicate "to" addresses from the message object.
Try putting the above 3 lines of code right near the start of the MailWatch
code.

At 15:25 10/11/2003, you wrote:
>I tried to respond off list to Julian, but my mail was returned.
>
>I've been begging for this for months and would entertain the idea of paying
>someone (anyone) to escalate the priority of this problem...
>
>Thanks!
>
>CT
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
>To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
>Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 9:03 AM
>Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
>
>
> > It's a known MailScanner bug. I just haven't got around to fixing it yet,
> > it's not exactly high priority at the moment.
> >
> > At 13:59 10/11/2003, you wrote:
> > >Hi Pete,
> > >
> > >This is a MailScanner or Postfix issue as MailWatch only uses information
> > >from MailScanner's $message object which is populated by MailScanner
> > >parseing the Postfix message file.
> > >
> > >You'll also find the same problem of duplicated 'To' entries in the admin
> > >notices as reported by someone else.
> > >
> > >The postcat command didn't really give me much to go on at all (thought
>it'd
> > >be better than that) - so I'll have a Google around and see if I can find
> > >any info about the file spec for Postfix and see if I can find the
>problem.
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >Steve.
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Pete russell <pete at EATATHOME.COM.AU>
> > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > >Sent: Mon Nov 10 13:47:28 2003
> > >Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> > >
> > >Funny, this happened ona %100 fresh install of mailscanner and fedora
> > >and MW .4 - my previous post was regarding my existing MW .3 machines.
> > >
> > >If you do find a fault I can repair myself, please le tme know as I
> > >would like to fix the .3 install on the production servers - cos I wont
> > >be moving to .4 just yet.
> > >
> > >thanks
> > >Pete
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> > >Behalf Of Steve Freegard
> > >Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2003 12:37 AM
> > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > >Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> > >
> > >Hi Pete,
> > >
> > >Can you stop the outbound queue runner temporarily to stop the messages
> > >that
> > >have been processed by MailScanner from being delievered, then run the
> > >'postcat' command across one of the messages and post the output to the
> > >list.
> > >
> > >Kind regards,
> > >Steve.
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Pete russell <pete at EATATHOME.COM.AU>
> > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > >Sent: Mon Nov 10 08:38:36 2003
> > >Subject: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> > >
> > >I have the latest version of mailwatch, mailscanner, postfix, mysql and
> > >RH9 - in the TO: column, when looking at recent messages, all the names
> > >are listed twice - this also makes the Top Recipients by Volume graph
> > >unreadable as the legend has 2 entries for each person. Doesn't seem
> > >like we are getting 2 deliveries though, and doesn't seem like anything
> > >is written twice to the maillog.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Pete
> > >
> > >--
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> > >are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify
> > >the sender and delete the message from your mailbox.
> > >
> > >This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by
> > >MailScanner (www.mailscanner.info) for the presence of computer viruses.
> > >
> > >
> > >--
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> > >
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> >
> > --
> > Julian Field
> > www.MailScanner.info
> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> >
> > PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC  7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654

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Julian Field
www.MailScanner.info
MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support

PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC  7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654