dbounce-simple-safecat1

Usage

Overview

The dbounce-simple-safecat utility reads an email message file from the local MTA's queue directory and invokes the safecat(1) utility to store it into a Maildir-format directory for the administrator's perusal. It is intended to be used as a double-bounce handler by mail transfer agents such as dma(8) (when dma's DBOUNCEPROG configuration setting is specified).

The dbounce-simple-safecat utility accepts the following command-line options; only -f is mandatory:

-a addr

The recipient of the bounce message.

-d dir

The bounce directory, /var/spool/mail/dma-bounces by default.

-f msg

The full path to the bounced message to process.

-i queueid

The ID of the bounce message in the local MTA's queue.

-t type

The MTA type, currently unused.

Examples

Copy a message from the local dma(8) queue into the default double-bounce Maildir:

dbounce-simple-safecat -a [email protected] -i 40c1b8.882e250 -t dma -f /var/spool/dma/40c1b8.882e250

A minimal execution with only the mandatory parameters:

dbounce-simple-safecat -f /var/spool/dma/40c1b8.882e250

Explicitly specify the destination directory:

dbounce-simple-safecat -d /root/bounces -f /var/spool/dma/40c1b8.882e250

Exit status

The dbounce-simple-safecat utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.