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[cobalt-users] Re: RaQ4: procmail-beginner



see http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/info/proctips.html

> Find out where the "procmail" program is located on your system by typing
> "which procmail". Assume below that you get "/usr/local/bin/procmail". Also
> check what your id is: "whoami". Assume that you get "myid".
> 
> Next comes the crucial step. Put the following line in your "~/.forward" file.
> Include the quotes (") into the ~/.forward file contents.
> 
> 
> "|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/local/bin/procmail || exit 75 #myid"
> 
> Set adequate permissions for accessing the "~/.forward" file:
> "chmod 644 ~/.forward". Lastly, check ("ls -lFd ~/") that your main directory
> permissions are at least (the equivalent of) "drwx--s--x". If not,
> "chmod u+rwx ~/" and "chmod og+x ~/".