RCVFILE(C)                           UNIX System V


     Name
          rcvfile - puts message into named file


     Syntax
          /usr/bin/rcvfile directory [-llogfile] [-m]


     Description
          This  program  is  intended  to   be   invoked   from   your
          $HOME/.maildelivery   file.    This   command  examines  the
          ``Subject:''  field of a mail message and stores the message
          in  a file if the ``Subject:'' line contains the ``rcvfile''
          keyword as the  first  word  in  the  line.   The  rcvfileIt
          command  can  be  invoked  manually  if  desired, and a mail
          message piped into the command.

          To have mail filed by rcvfile, format the ``Subject:''  line
          as follows:

               Subject: rcvfile output-filename

          The destination file name is created by concatenation of the
          directory  value, a slash (/), and the filename given in the
          subject field after the ``rcvfile'' keyword.   The  filename
          from  the  subject  field is not allowed to contain any ".."
          directory components.  If  any  are  found,  rcvfile  quits.
          When  a  message  is stored, the message headers are removed
          and only the text is stored in the specified file.

          The directory argument is required.  The -l option sets  the
          logfile  where  a  record  of rcvfile activity is made.  The
          file must already exist and be writable  to  the  recipient.
          The -m option enables the creation of missing directories in
          the  pathname  of  a  file  to  be  created.   The   created
          directories are given permission modes of 0755.

          The owner of the created file is notified  by  mail  when  a
          file  is  delivered,  with information about who sent it and
          other interesting bits.  It is possible that the  owner  may
          not  be  the  recipient  if the referenced file existed, was
          owned by another  user,  and  was  writable.   If  the  file
          delivery  fails  for any reason, the message is delivered as
          normal mail.


     Example
          A typical entry in your .maildelivery can be:

               subject    rcvfile      pipe    A    rcvfile
               or
               Addr      user=file    pipe    A    rcvfile

          Specify the full pathname of rcvfile if /usr/bin is  not  in
          your search path.


     Files
          $HOME/.maildelivery


     See Also
          maildelivery(F)


     Credit
          This utility was written by David H. Crocker.

          MMDF was developed at the University of Delaware and is used
          with permission.


     (printed 7/26/90)                                 RCVFILE(C)