[qmail] / preline.1

.TH preline 1
.SH NAME
preline \- prepend lines to message
.SH SYNOPSIS
in
.BR .qmail\fIext :
.B | preline \fIcommand
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B preline
feeds each incoming mail message through
.IR command .
At the top of each message it inserts
a UUCP-style
.B From_
line, a
.B Return-Path
line, and a
.B Delivered-To
line.

.B preline
is useful for
.B procmail
and
ELM's
.BR filter ,
which
do not understand the
.B qmail-command
environment variables.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-d
Do not include the
.B Delivered-To
line. You should use this option when the
recipient of the incoming mail message is actually under remote control,
but was sent here through
.B control/virtualdomains
for manual routing.
.TP
.B \-f
Do not include the
.B From_
line. You should use this option except for
.IR command s
that create
.I mbox
files.
.TP
.B \-r
Do not include the
.B Return-Path
line.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mbox(5),
qmail-command(8)
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2117e02e MW	1	.TH preline 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	preline \- prepend lines to message
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	in
	6	.BR .qmail\fIext :
	7	.B \| preline \fIcommand
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.B preline
	10	feeds each incoming mail message through
	11	.IR command .
	12	At the top of each message it inserts
	13	a UUCP-style
	14	.B From_
	15	line, a
	16	.B Return-Path
	17	line, and a
	18	.B Delivered-To
	19	line.
	20
	21	.B preline
	22	is useful for
	23	.B procmail
	24	and
	25	ELM's
	26	.BR filter ,
	27	which
	28	do not understand the
	29	.B qmail-command
	30	environment variables.
	31	.SH OPTIONS
	32	.TP
	33	.B \-d
	34	Do not include the
	35	.B Delivered-To
	36	line. You should use this option when the
	37	recipient of the incoming mail message is actually under remote control,
	38	but was sent here through
	39	.B control/virtualdomains
	40	for manual routing.
	41	.TP
	42	.B \-f
	43	Do not include the
	44	.B From_
	45	line. You should use this option except for
	46	.IR command s
	47	that create
	48	.I mbox
	49	files.
	50	.TP
	51	.B \-r
	52	Do not include the
	53	.B Return-Path
	54	line.
	55	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	56	mbox(5),
	57	qmail-command(8)