Re: email verification

Usenet Beavis writes:

On comp.mail.misc, in <davze.2203$R5.464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Rogier
Schoenmakers" wrote:

The current mail setup I'm not really worried about since
we're pretty flexible if we find a solution. If you tell
me: use exchange and bla, that fine, if you say use Domino,
we'll consider that and if you're thinking: I develop this
application for you, I'd consider that also.

better?

Sort of. For the moment. You don't need anything for this 

For what, Beavis?

but that old workhorse, procmail. This is a matter of simple
scripting.


Don't tell me we're about to see another demonstration of Beavis's procmail
skills.

Procmail can filter incoming and/or outgoing mail and operates
independently of any MTA (SMPT server), accepting mail from
it or sending mail to it. A _very_ useful utility with a
straightforward syntax


It's only looks straightforward if you're on crack.

There are any number of possible variations on the following
theme:

Any mail sent by the employees on the list would be routed to
a mailbox belonging to the legal department. They'd look through
it, perhaps do some editing, and put a particular string at
the bottom of each mail and send it off.


Ok, Beavis: the legal department uses Outlook or Mozilla to “look through
it”.  The only thing they can do is either forward it, to some specific
address, or reply to it.

The reply will go to the sender's original address.  Therefore, Beavis, do
you understand that in this cockamamie scheme of yours you'll also need to
replace the sender's address with one that goes to a local script?  Don't
strain your brain on this one.  If you can't figure it out, ask Bigfoot for
help.

Procmail would read the string and decide whether to return
it to the sender or mail it to the original addressee.


Beavis, the procmail guru, is yet to show a single line of code.  It's easy
for you to flap your gums, Beavis, but it's something else for you to
actually implement the drivel you think is a good idea.

Custom headers of the X-whatever variety could be appended
to the mails at any point in this process. (For this you
would need formail, which is a part of the standard procmail
package.)

Following me? 

Sort of.

I know procmail pretty well 

Really?

                            (as do thousands of others, pro
and amateur), and I know that it is available for Windows,
but I do not know Windows. Procmail has its origins in
Unix, and I run Linux which is a free Unix clone.


You are also a pissant on a modem dialup, who has no clue about configuring
and maintaining an enterprise-level mail plant.

[Note: it's not my fault that I'm a complete dumbass.  I was dropped
on my head as a child.  See http://angel.1jh.com/nanae/kooks/alanconnor.shtml
for more information]

Hope this helps, 

It does, Beavis.

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