Creating file from .forward

[jxfish2]

I've done this in the distant past, but can't remember the exact syntax of the command. So, any help would be much appreciated.

I want a particular user to parse email when it comes in, by receiving the email message, searching its content for keywords, then, if a specific keyword exists, do something.

In the past, I've done something like this: (But I can't seem to get the exact syntax again.)

.forward

\user_id, "|cat > ~user_id/tmp_file"
"|~user_id/check_tmp_file.ksh"

-OR-

\user_id, "|cat > ~user_id/tmp_file; ~user_id/check_tmp_file.ksh"

When I send a message to this user ID, the user ID gets the message, but the tmp_file is never created.

Thanks in advance, and have a very happy Thanksgiving...

Joe F.

 

[jad]

you could just:
\user_id, "~user_id/tmp_file; ~user_id/check_tmp_file.ksh"

maybe ...

or:
\user_id, "> ~user_id/tmp_file; ~user_id/check_tmp_file.ksh"

if you need the > sign.

 

[jxfish2]

Thanks Jad,

I'll try it here in a few minutes...

Joe F.