exit codes in docs

[Boris 'pi' Piwinger]

Matthias Andree <matthias.andree at gmx.de> wrote:

>> As for the simple procmail rule, what I want in production is exactly:
>> if bogofilter exits with 0, sequester the message as spam; else deliver
>> it.  If bogofilter exits with an error or unsure, the safe thing is to
>> deliver.  So:
>> 
>> :0HB:
>> * ? /usr/bin/bogofilter
>> /home/glouis/mail/bogo
>> 
>> does the trick nicely.
>
>No, it doesn't, not at large at least. It lacks the :0e line to catch
>I/O and disk full errors. Your mail may just as well end up in
>/var/spool/mail/glouis. Ouch. See what I mean? 

No. If for some reason procmail cannot call bogofilter
successfully, play safe and deliver.

>We encourage a use of
>procmail that can do anything it wants to, depending on weather and
>things. The safe thing with "bogofilter error" is to defer rather than
>deliver, 

For how long before the mail bounces (like on vacation)?

pi