[Info-vax] email forwarding

[Jouk Jansen]

Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply wrote:
> I've been experimenting with various methods of email forwarding, 
> including combinations of methods, with 
> 
>   HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.4 - ECO 7
>   on a DEC 3000 - M600 running OpenVMS V7.3-2
> 
> Before I discuss a) the various combinations and b) whether they work 
> and what side effects (bugs or features) they have, I would like to make 
> sure I haven't overlooked any forwarding methods.  Can anyone add to 
> this list?
> 
> From the account whose mail should be forwarded:
> 
>    MAIL> SET FORWARD <address to be forwarded to>
> 
> 
> From a priviledged account:
> 
>    MAIL> SET FORWARD/USER=foobar <address to be forwarded to>
> 
> where foobar doesn't have to correspond to an account or even be a valid 
> VMS username.  The address to be forwarded to could also be a logical 
> name.
> 
> 
> $  DEFINE/SYSTEM FOO BAR
> 
> This will forward email sent to FOO to BAR.  Bar can be a remote address 
> on a non-VMS machine, a local VMS username, whatever.
> 
> 
> In TCPIP$SMTP_COMMON, set up a distribution list called, say, test.dis.
> Email from the outside world sent to test at a.b.c will get forwarded to 
> all entries on this list.
> 
> 
> Are there any other possibilities?
> 
In order to include some processing on the E-mail (i.e. virus/spam 
scanning) I use in some cases a combination of
    deliver (freeware package) and tcpip$system:tcpip$smtp_sff.exe
After deliver you can process the E-mail and create an input file 
(E-mail header (=to etc..) and message) to be sent by tcpip$smtp_sff.exe

                Jouk