[Dovecot] How to pipe to external program

[Arne K. Haaje]

  Den 26.08.2010 21:27, skrev Egbert:
> Hi,
>
> Second try...
> I have mailsystem with virtual users only (/home/vmail/domain/user). I 
> need to integrate RT3.x (a ticketing system). I have installed the 
> RT-client but I need to send the mail to an extrnal program. Rt wants 
> me to insert:
>
> |/usr/bin/rt-mailgate --queue bla --action bla --url http://bla.bal/
> In /etc/postfix/aliases.
>
> That does not work for me becase my local delivery agent is dovecot. 
> The Sieve plugin seems not capable to forward to a external program.
>
> What is the right way to achieve that mail to rt at mydomain is sent to 
> the pipe?
>
> TIA
> Egbert Jan

Do it on the mailserver level, like in /etc/aliases

rt:    /usr/bin/rt-mailgate --queue bla --action bla --url http://bla.bal/

Remeber to run "newaliases"

Dovecot (servring local mailboxes) should not have anythign to do with this

Regardsm

Arne

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