[fetchmail]Fetchmail and a Barracuda

[Nick Bellomy]

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Thanks for the clarification.

--Nick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fetchmail-friends-admin@lists.ccil.org=20
> [mailto:fetchmail-friends-admin@lists.ccil.org] On Behalf Of=20
> Rob MacGregor
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:54 AM
> To: fetchmail-friends@lists.ccil.org
> Subject: Re: [fetchmail]Fetchmail and a Barracuda
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> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:04:31 -0600, Nick Bellomy=20
> <nick@3tpro.com> wrote:
> > We've just recently deployed a Barracuda spam filtering device and=20
> > have been quite pleased with its performance.  I've been=20
> tasked with=20
> > finding a way to use the device to filter some of our=20
> clients home/isp=20
> > email accounts.  I believe that I could use fetchmail to=20
> retrieve the=20
> > messages via POP, change the To address from user@ISP.com=20
> to something=20
> > like user_ISP.com@filteringservicedomain.com, and redeliver the=20
> > message to the Barracuda filtering box.
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> As long as the mailboxes being polled by fetchmail are single=20
> drop then yes.  Just use the standard recipient re-writing=20
> facilities.  If it's multi-drop then you'll need to run a=20
> local SMTP server to re-write the recipients.
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> > Would I be able to have fetchmail deliver to the Barracuda=20
> via SMTP or=20
> > would it need to go through a local MTA?  Thanks for the help.
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> Fetchmail can deliver to any SMTP server, whether it's on the=20
> same host or a remote host.