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22.2.2 Script Channel Definition and Rewrite Rules

The first step is to add the script channel to the PMDF configuration file. The entry should have the form:


script 
SCRIPT-DAEMON 

Rewrite rules can be added if desired to make it possible to queue mail explicitly to the script channel. Something like


script                    $U%script.localhostname@SCRIPT-DAEMON 
script.localhostname      $U%script.localhostname@SCRIPT-DAEMON 
where localhostname is the name of the local PMDF system, provides the necessary functionality. Once this is done, addresses of the form


user%host@script.localhostname
are routed through the script channel regardless of what the SCRIPT mapping says.

Additional script_* channels may be defined, for example to allow for different command procedures or scripts to be run for different source or destination channels. For example:


script_2 
SCRIPT2-DAEMON 

These alternate script channels are generally selected using the SCRIPT mapping table Channel keyword (see Table 22-7). If desired, you may also create separate rewrite rules for each of these alternate script channels, similar to the ones shown above.

Note

A channel named script must be defined to enable script channel processing. This channel is used as the default script channel.


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