Difference between revisions of "Archiving Emails from a Qmail Based Email Server"
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Qmail has the ability to set up a mailbox where all emails that Qmail handles get copied to. Here is an adapted version of the appropriate "Life with Qmail FAQ" article | Qmail has the ability to set up a mailbox where all emails that Qmail handles get copied to. Here is an adapted version of the appropriate "Life with Qmail FAQ" article | ||
| − | === Edit extra.h === | + | === Step 1: Edit extra.h === |
<tt>QUEUE_EXTRA</tt> is a compile-time configuration variable that specifies an additional recipient that will be added to every delivery. This is used primarily for logging. E.g., the FAQ describes how to use <tt>QUEUE_EXTRA</tt> to keep copies of all incoming and outgoing messages. | <tt>QUEUE_EXTRA</tt> is a compile-time configuration variable that specifies an additional recipient that will be added to every delivery. This is used primarily for logging. E.g., the FAQ describes how to use <tt>QUEUE_EXTRA</tt> to keep copies of all incoming and outgoing messages. | ||
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#define QUEUE_EXTRALEN 11 | #define QUEUE_EXTRALEN 11 | ||
| − | === Recompile Qmail === | + | === Step 2: Recompile Qmail === |
Shut down qmail if it's running. If you installed the qmailctl script from the Installation section, that can be done by: | Shut down qmail if it's running. If you installed the qmailctl script from the Installation section, that can be done by: | ||
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make setup check | make setup check | ||
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Populate <tt>~alias/.qmail-mailstore</tt> with: | Populate <tt>~alias/.qmail-mailstore</tt> with: | ||
Revision as of 07:01, 21 May 2010
Archiving Incoming and Outgoing Emails Directly
Qmail has the ability to set up a mailbox where all emails that Qmail handles get copied to. Here is an adapted version of the appropriate "Life with Qmail FAQ" article
Step 1: Edit extra.h
QUEUE_EXTRA is a compile-time configuration variable that specifies an additional recipient that will be added to every delivery. This is used primarily for logging. E.g., the FAQ describes how to use QUEUE_EXTRA to keep copies of all incoming and outgoing messages.
To use QUEUE_EXTRA, edit extra.h specifying the additional recipient in the format Trecipient\0, and the length of the QUEUE_EXTRA string in QUEUE_EXTRALEN (the "\0" counts as one character). For example:
#define QUEUE_EXTRA "Tmailstore\0" #define QUEUE_EXTRALEN 11
Step 2: Recompile Qmail
Shut down qmail if it's running. If you installed the qmailctl script from the Installation section, that can be done by:
qmailctl stop
If you don't have the qmailctl script, you should use your startup/shutdown script or send qmail-send a TERM signal.
Then rebuild qmail using:
make setup check
Step 3: Prepare mailstore user
Populate ~alias/.qmail-mailstore with:
/var/mailstore/Maildir/
Finally, restart qmail.
