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From: gregg@utx1.UUCP (Gregg Zupcsics)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Elm filter rules - .forward file reference
Message-ID: <2625@utx1.UUCP>
Date: 12 May 88 21:50:27 GMT
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Organization: Racal-Milgo, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
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   I'm trying to set up a simple rule to be used by the filter program
and am not having much success.   I'm running Elm 1.5b under version
2.0 of Gould's UTX OS.  I don't know what version of filter I have.

   The filter rule works fine when I test it interactively by piping
the output of readmsg into filter, so I'm inclined to believe that
the rule is OK.  Just in case here my ~/.filter-rules file:

-------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# ~/.filter-rules
#
# Filter rules for the Elm filter program
#

# rule 1
if (lines >= 1) then savecopy "/u7/gregg/mail/mail.recvd.%m"
--------------------------------------------------------------------

   I've have tried all of the following in my ~/.forward file with 
the same results - all mail is deleted, with no (noticable) filter
errors being produced.

   |filter
   "|filter"
   "|filter >> /u7/gregg/.filter_errors 2>&1"

   Can and would someone please help me determine what I'm doing
wrong or why this isn't working?

   Please e-mail responses to me since there is problably some
simple reason that everyone (else) is aware of.  I'll post the
answer(s) to the net if I receive more than a couple of requests
for a copy of the answer(s)

Thanks,
Gregg
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Gregg Zupcsics                       {allegra|codas}!novavax!utx1!gregg 
Racal-Milgo, P.O. Box 407044, Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33340, (305) 476-6332