Forwarding rule not accepted

Ann_jr · 28 Jan 2004, 09:19 AM

I am trying to create a rule that mail sent to a particular address gets forwarded to five other addresses. I'm using the easy interface, not having worked with Sieve directly.

I get this error message:
ERROR: the new sieve script has errors and will not be used. The most recent working version of the script is still in place. The errors in the new version were: line 72: address '[a@b.com, c@d.com, e@f.com, g@h.com, i@j.com]': parse error, expecting `$'

I've tried searching the forum, the FAQ, and the Wiki, but haven't come up with what I'm doing wrong.

aussieboykie · 28 Jan 2004, 01:55 PM

Have you tried adding each target address as a separate forwarding rule?

Regards, AB

Ann_jr · 28 Jan 2004, 02:11 PM

Silly me. I was thinking that I had successfully made a rule using two addresses, in a different account. I just looked -- planning to be very brave and see what the sieve script looked like for it -- and found that in fact I had two rules.

So I will go the route of separate rules, unless someone comes along and says that there is a way to construct one forwarding rule with multiple addresses.

aussieboykie · 28 Jan 2004, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ann_jr
So I will go the route of separate rules, unless someone comes along and says that there is a way to construct one forwarding rule with multiple addresses.

I'm sure there is a section in the Wiki on the use of advanced rules to do things like this. However, there is unlikely to be a measureable performance difference between doing it with five rules and doing it with one compound rule, and the separate rules approach has the advantage of clarity.

Regards, AB

28 Jan 2004, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ann_jr
I am trying to create a rule that mail sent to a particular address gets forwarded to five other addresses. I'm using the easy interface, not having worked with Sieve directly.

I get this error message:
ERROR: the new sieve script has errors and will not be used. The most recent working version of the script is still in place. The errors in the new version were: line 72: address '[a@b.com, c@d.com, e@f.com, g@h.com, i@j.com]': parse error, expecting `$'

I've tried searching the forum, the FAQ, and the Wiki, but haven't come up with what I'm doing wrong.

maybe this?

Code:

address ["a@b.com","c@d.com","e@f.com"]

mlevin · 18 Oct 2004, 12:35 AM

The problem with multiple rules is that if you want to save a copy, you'd have to manually make all but the last rule a "discard" rule so you'd only get one copy, right?

SusanUKF · 18 Oct 2004, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mlevin
The problem with multiple rules is that if you want to save a copy, you'd have to manually make all but the last rule a "discard" rule so you'd only get one copy, right?

Or you could just delete the other copies as well.

Susan.

**Sherry** · 18 Oct 2004, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ann_jr
So I will go the route of separate rules, unless someone comes along and says that there is a way to construct one forwarding rule with multiple addresses.

I'm forwarding some to gmail and also keeping a copy. I used the "Rejecting emails" section with the "Look In:" set to Advanced and the "For Text Matching:"

header :contains "from" ["address1", "address2"] {redirect "address@gmail.com"; } if false

I have a check mark in "Silent"

This sends a copy to gmail and auto files to the matching SubDomain folder. I'm not sure what to do if you don't want a copy kept?

Sherry

DrStrabismus · 18 Oct 2004, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mlevin
The problem with multiple rules is that if you want to save a copy, you'd have to manually make all but the last rule a "discard" rule so you'd only get one copy, right?

I don't think so, unless it's changed recently, it works through keep, and keep is idempotent.

mlevin · 18 Oct 2004, 10:19 PM

so if I want a message to a@mydomain.com to go to b@mydomain.com and c@mydomain.com and I also want to keep a copy, my rules should be, in this order ("basic" rules screen):

to/cc a@mydomain.com b@mydomain.com
to/cc a@mydomain.com c@mydomain.com DELETE

sorry, I'm trying to do this from memory -- can't get into FM's web interface at the moment

DrStrabismus · 18 Oct 2004, 10:47 PM

As long as you dont set them all to delete a local copy is kept. Apart from that it doesn't matter.

**Sherry** · 24 Oct 2004, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ann_jr
So I will go the route of separate rules, unless someone comes along and says that there is a way to construct one forwarding rule with multiple addresses.

You may not need this now but thought I'd put it out here in case it works. (not sure if it will but I didn't get any error from it)

Look In: Advanced
For Text Matching: header :contains ["to", "cc"] "jcitizen@fastmail.fm"
Forward To: joecitizen@example.org"; redirect "address2@example.org"; redirect "address3@example.org

Hope you don't mess up your rules trying this unless someone says it will work...

Sherry

EDIT: This does work. Just tried it.

24 Oct 2004, 10:07 PM

It would be better to use the X-Delivered-To header (or equivalently, the "envelope" option from the drop-down), I think.

Code:

Originally posted by Sherry
joecitizen@example.org"; redirect "address2@example.org"; redirect "address3@example.org

Sherry, do you know if it's possible to use a second "require" statement without using a custom script? I couldn't do this, because I couldn't find out how to insert it before the first "if".

**Sherry** · 25 Oct 2004, 02:25 AM

Wow Daniel, I can't believe you're asking me a question about doing something in sieve. My knowledge is a teeny drop in the bucket where yours is the whole bucket full.

Anyway, I don't even know how I got it to work. I also don't know if it would mess up someone’s script if they tried it. (it didn't mess up any of my file into folder or reject rules. I just tried a whole bunch of combinations with and without the quotes, brackets, commas and semi colons until, all of a sudden there was no error and when tested, it worked.

I didn't use the X-Delivered-To because, if I understand it right, it would not work with a subdomain. The To: address I tried it with is a subdomain address.

Sherry

kurianja · 25 Oct 2004, 04:34 AM

Daniel: I don't think you can add a second require with the basic rules interface. But, why are you trying to do this?

Btw, Sherry's solution looks cool.

And using X-Delivered-To header is a better option - else, you might miss Bcc'd messages when redirecting.

28 Jan 2004, 09:19 AM	#1
Ann_jr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: CT, USA Posts: 124	Forwarding rule not accepted I am trying to create a rule that mail sent to a particular address gets forwarded to five other addresses. I'm using the easy interface, not having worked with Sieve directly. I get this error message: ERROR: the new sieve script has errors and will not be used. The most recent working version of the script is still in place. The errors in the new version were: line 72: address '[a@b.com, c@d.com, e@f.com, g@h.com, i@j.com]': parse error, expecting `$' I've tried searching the forum, the FAQ, and the Wiki, but haven't come up with what I'm doing wrong.

24 Oct 2004, 10:07 PM	#13
Daniel S Guest Posts: n/a	It would be better to use the X-Delivered-To header (or equivalently, the "envelope" option from the drop-down), I think. Code: Originally posted by Sherry joecitizen@example.org"; redirect "address2@example.org"; redirect "address3@example.org Sherry, do you know if it's possible to use a second "require" statement without using a custom script? I couldn't do this, because I couldn't find out how to insert it before the first "if".

28 Jan 2004, 01:55 PM	#2
aussieboykie Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 475	Have you tried adding each target address as a separate forwarding rule? Regards, AB

28 Jan 2004, 02:11 PM	#3
Ann_jr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: CT, USA Posts: 124	Silly me. I was thinking that I had successfully made a rule using two addresses, in a different account. I just looked -- planning to be very brave and see what the sieve script looked like for it -- and found that in fact I had two rules. So I will go the route of separate rules, unless someone comes along and says that there is a way to construct one forwarding rule with multiple addresses.

18 Oct 2004, 12:35 AM	#6
mlevin Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Posts: 656	The problem with multiple rules is that if you want to save a copy, you'd have to manually make all but the last rule a "discard" rule so you'd only get one copy, right?

18 Oct 2004, 10:19 PM	#10
mlevin Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Posts: 656	so if I want a message to a@mydomain.com to go to b@mydomain.com and c@mydomain.com and I also want to keep a copy, my rules should be, in this order ("basic" rules screen): to/cc a@mydomain.com b@mydomain.com to/cc a@mydomain.com c@mydomain.com DELETE sorry, I'm trying to do this from memory -- can't get into FM's web interface at the moment

18 Oct 2004, 10:47 PM	#11
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	As long as you dont set them all to delete a local copy is kept. Apart from that it doesn't matter.

25 Oct 2004, 02:25 AM	#14
Sherry Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 8,687	Wow Daniel, I can't believe you're asking me a question about doing something in sieve. My knowledge is a teeny drop in the bucket where yours is the whole bucket full. Anyway, I don't even know how I got it to work. I also don't know if it would mess up someone’s script if they tried it. (it didn't mess up any of my file into folder or reject rules. I just tried a whole bunch of combinations with and without the quotes, brackets, commas and semi colons until, all of a sudden there was no error and when tested, it worked. I didn't use the X-Delivered-To because, if I understand it right, it would not work with a subdomain. The To: address I tried it with is a subdomain address. Sherry

25 Oct 2004, 04:34 AM	#15
kurianja Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,395 Representative of: Fastmail.FM	Daniel: I don't think you can add a second require with the basic rules interface. But, why are you trying to do this? Btw, Sherry's solution looks cool. And using X-Delivered-To header is a better option - else, you might miss Bcc'd messages when redirecting.