[Mimedefang] Re: Simplified single purpose mimedefang-filter

[reader at newsguy.com]

"David F. Skoll" <dfs at roaringpenguin.com> writes:

> reader at newsguy.com wrote:
>
>> How can I just ignore all the sub funcs in mimedefang-filter or make
>> them return immediately and get on to the `fiter_end' function where
>> I can hopefully insert some simple code to create and deposit a copy.
>
> Use the following four-line filter file:
>
> # ---- CUT HERE ----
> sub filter_end {
>     add_recipient('archive-bot@[127.0.0.1]');
> }
> 1;
> # ---- CUT HERE ----
>
> And then make an alias "archive-bot" that just appends to a file.  For
> example, you might put this in /etc/mail/aliases:
>
> 	 archive-bot: /var/spool/mail-archive.mbox
>
> (Don't forget to run "newaliases")
>
> There.  That wasn't so painful, was it?

At risk of sounding really dumb here but:

That does look simple but what happens to the rest of 
/etc/mail/mimedefang-filter or do you mean that those four lines is
 mimedefang-filter 

>
>> My perl is way too shakey to know how to do that withoug wreaking
>> major havic.
>
> This is becoming a common theme on the MIMEDefang list. :-(
>
> MIMEDefang is written for people WHO KNOW PERL!  That's the
> whole point of the program.

And silly me, I thought it was to take dangerous or spammious mail out
of circulation.