jc23,
Ok - you look like you are well on your way. I have a few points:
  • my $recip = $recipient; is redundent. Just define $recipient as $recip at the top.
  • `rm $dirContent`; You should never use backticks in a void context. Use system if you are not concerned with capturing the output. In this case, I feel you should use neither. Perl has unlink.
  • I would recommend Perltidy for help in indenting/formatting.
  • A lot of your variables look to be used only once. If this is left over stuff, take the time to clean it up. It can help troubleshooting later.

    Finally - you still haven't described what process gets those messages to the files in the directory in the first place:

  • Is it a special Sendmail configuration?
  • Is it an alias that is actually a pipe to a script?
  • Is it something else?
    It is possible you could solve this problem earlier by putting in a fork: Write to this directory as well as forward a copy to a different recipient. This is probably the best thing to do anyway.

    Cheers - L~R

    In reply to Re: Re: Re: accessing mailbox files by Limbic~Region
    in thread accessing mailbox files by jc23

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