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Shane M Zatezalo:
> Is there a way to define an alias in the NetInfoDB that would, upon
> it receiving mail, run a script?

For mail from a local account, yes:

	echo 'alias_name: |/full/path/scriptname' | niload aliases /

If not a net-wide alias, the last "/" needs to be a "." (or some
mid-level NetInfo domain if you have more than two levels).  You can
also use NetInfoManager to achieve the same result, if you're into
pseudoconsistent graphical interfaces.

The script gets run under the uid/gid of the sender.

What if the mail comes from another machine, making it impossible to
use the sender's uid/gid?  It fails.  So if you want to send mail to
this alias from outside, you need to create an account named after
that alias, and put the "|/full/path/scriptname" string into
~alias_name/.forward .

> (I'm trying to figure out an easy way to do a mailing list)

I'd look for a list-server package... I bet there's one in
comp.sources.unix archives on ftp.uu.net.

Jacob
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