> How could I have something like this return the senders "name", if there
> is one, instead of the e-mail address?
>
> FROM=`formail -rtzxTo:`
formail will return only the e-mail address portion. If you wish the
"friendly" part, try this recipe file:
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# get-from.rc -- procmail rc file to get the "best" from address
#
# Sets FROM and FRIENDLY, the latter being the "friendly" user name
# sans any address.
#
# $Id: get-from.rc,v 1.5 1995/07/14 20:49:58 aks Exp $
#
# Copyright (C) 1995 Alan K. Stebbens <aks(_at_)hub(_dot_)ucsb(_dot_)edu>
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
#
#
# Get the best FROM
:0
* ! ^Reply-to: *\/[^ ].*
* ! ^From: *\/[^ ].*
* ! ^Sender: *\/[^ ].*
* ! ^From +\/[^ ]+
* ! ^X-Envelope: *\/[^ ].*
{ FROM=nobody }
:0E
{ FROM=$MATCH }
# Get the "friendly" name part of the address, by
# 1. removing any bracketed address part,
# 2. removing any unbracketed address part,
# 3. unquoting any text
# 4. unparenthesizing any text
FRIENDLY=`echo $FROM | sed -e 's/ *<.*> *//' \
-e 's/ *[^ ][^ ]*[\(_at_)\!][^ ][^ ]* *//' \
-e 's/"\(.*\)"/\1/' \
-e 's/(\(.*\))/\1/'`
FRIENDLY=${FRIENDLY:-$FROM}
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Enjoy.
___________________________________________________________
Alan Stebbens <stebbens(_at_)sgi(_dot_)com> (415) 933-6437
Silicon Interactive Group, Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI)
M/S:9L991, 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94043
You know, the signal to noise ratio of your e-mail message is pretty low
(comparing your message to your signature).
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> THE RAVEN'S LOFT URL: http://acc.jc.edu/~lolson/ .signature V5.0