All,
I have a need to redirect a message to another address using Sendmail. Simple right - just create an alias. Well, I also need to drop the message ID. I figured I could still use an alias, but instead pipe it to a script with the only parameter being the new recipient address. I could then drop the message ID as I read in the message, change the recipient address, and resend the message. Uh oh, what about the original from address?

I started to write the script and quickly realized that there were too many conditions that may go wrong. So what I am looking for is a module that can do the following:

  • Read a message piped in from Sendmail
  • Modify the recipient address
  • Remove the message ID if present
  • Resend the message with the original from
  • Preferrably in memory (without writing a temporary file)

    I know there are a plethora of modules out there for SMTP, but I am not I am not sure if anyone of them can be bent to my will. Any suggestions?

    Thanks in advance - L~R

    In reply to Modify and redirect SMTP mail help! by Limbic~Region

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