Re: Defining a common set of actions ?

"Pascal A. Dupuis" <dupuis(_at_)lei(_dot_)ucl(_dot_)ac(_dot_)be> writes:
> Collective,
> I have a problem using the | operator in procmail.
> My setup (procmailrc)
> :0
> * some test
> | procmail  -p $HOME/dir/rc.action
> :0
> * some other test
> | procmail  -p $HOME/dir/rc.action
>
> $HOME/dir/rc.action contains :
> :0 Whc: vacation.lock
>   | (formail -r ... )  | $SENDMAIL -oi -t 
> :0
>  $DEFAULT
>
> But, instead of recursively being processed, selected mails are saved to
> a folder called "| procmail -p $HOME/dir/rc.action" !
How do you know that?  Does it actually create a file in your account
named "| procmail -p $HOME/dir/rc.action", or are you just looking at
the logfile?  The latter is _supposed_ to show the above, so don't base
your deduction on that.

Anyway, wouldn't it be faster, clearer, and easier to say:

        :0
        * some test
        { INCLUDERC = $HOME/dir/rc.action }

Or since it sounds like you're just looking for a way to do logical
OR'ing, why not:

        :0
        * ! some test
        * ! some other test
        { }
        :0 E
        {
            :0 Whc: vacation.lock
            | (formail -r ... ) | $SENDMAIL $SENDMAILFLAGS -t

            :0
            $DEFAULT
        }

or any of the other ways of doing logical OR'ing in procmail.  For an
example from the archive, take a look at:

http://www.rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de/mailing-lists/procmail/1997-03/msg00240.html

That should be one line of course.

Philip Guenther