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MIMEDEFANG.PL
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NAME
mimedefang.pl - Perl script to scan MIME messages.
SYNOPSIS
mimedefang.pl -f filter] dir
DESCRIPTION
mimedefang.pl is a Perl script designed to work with
mimedefang(8). It takes a single argument which is a directory
which should contain files laid out as described in mimedefang(8).
OPTIONS
- -f filter
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Specifies the name of the file containing the filter. If this option is
omitted, the default filter /etc/mail/mimedefan-filter is used.
OPERATION
mimedefang.pl evaluates the file /etc/mail/mimedefan-filter
as a Perl fragment. This file should define the filter procedure.
For each part of a MIME message, mimedefang.pl calls filter and
disposes of the part as instructed by the filter. The various modes
of disposition are described in mimedefan-filter(5).
TESTING FILTERS
You are strongly recommended to test your filter before installing
it in /etc/mail/mimedefan-filter. To test the filter, save it
in a file (e.g. tes-filter) and run this command:
mimedefang.pl-f tes-filter-test
This tests the filter for syntactic correctness. If it passes, you can
install it as a production filter. (Note that the test tests only for
correct Perl syntax; it doesn't make sure your filter does something
sensible.)
MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS
There are a few other ways to invoke mimedefang.pl:
mimedefang.pl-features
prints a list of detected optional Perl modules. The output looks something
like this:
SpamAssassin: yes
mimedefang.pl-validate
calls the function filter_validate, if it is defined in your filter.
filter_validate should return an integer; this becomes the exit code.
If filter_validate does not exist, an error message is printed and
mimedefang.pl exits with an exit code of 1.
AUTHOR
mimedefang.pl was written by Dianne Skoll < dfs@roaringpenguin.com>.
The mimedefang home page is http://www.mimedefang.org/.
SEE ALSO
mimedefang(8), mimedefan-filter(5), mimedefan-protocol(7)
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