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@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ News * CVS: * Corrections to the manpages (Reuben Thomas). + + * Tips for adding missing Date: headers in messages for local delivery + (Bruce Schultz). + * Version 0.5.1 (2005-03-10): @@ -134,7 +134,24 @@ Interfacing to Mail Delivery Agents mda="/usr/bin/procmail -d %T" ----------------------------- + If the mail message doesn't have a Date: header, such as those generated by + vixie-cron, neither <<esmtp>> or <<procmail>> will add one for you. A simple + hack is to pipe the message through the <<formail>> program (also part of the + <<procmail>> distribution), such as: +------------------------------------------------------------ +mda='/usr/bin/formail -a "Date: `date -R`" | /usr/bin/procmail -d %T' +------------------------------------------------------------ + + Or, alternatively, add the following rule to your <<<.procmailrc>>>: + +---------------------------------------------- +:0fw +* ! ^Date: +| formail -a "Date: `date -R`" +------------------------------ + + Interfacing with other mail applications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |