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trying to set up distribution lists

1997-01-10 16:04:07
hello, all!  i'm trying to use procmail to do something i formerly did
with pegasus mail, and i was hoping you might be able to help me set
it up.

i run mini mailing lists for different committees i'm on.  people send
mail to "[group name] <jeff(_dot_)covey(_at_)pobox(_dot_)com>", and the mail is
automagicaly forwarded to everyone on the committee.  i can't seem to
get it working with procmail. here's what i've tried:

first of all, MYXLOOP is defined earlier in my .procmailrc in this way:

==============================
# my address
MYADDRESS=jeff(_dot_)covey(_at_)pobox(_dot_)com

# My X-Loop Header
MYXLOOP="X-Loop: $MYADDRESS"
==============================

i was hoping that i'd be able to get it working in this way (using
"test" as an imaginary group and sending it to two of my own addresses):

:0:
* !^$MYXLOOP
* ^(Cc|To).*test <jeff(_dot_)covey(_at_)pobox(_dot_)com>
{
        :0 fhW
        | formail -I "$MYXLOOP"

        :0 c
        ! jcovey1(_at_)gl(_dot_)umbc(_dot_)edu

        :0 c
        ! jeff(_dot_)covey(_at_)pobox(_dot_)com
}

but this doesn't do the job.  when i send mail to "test
<jeff(_dot_)covey(_at_)pobox(_dot_)com>", my xloop header gets inserted into the
message, but it's never forwarded to the two addresses.  and even
though my xloop is in it, it loops like a stunt plane.

any ideas what i'm overlooking?  many thanks!

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