Define a delivery method in the PMDF user profile database.

Syntax

set method method-name method-command

Command Qualifiers	Defaults
None.	None.

restrictions

Must be superuser in order to define a delivery method.

Parameters

method-name

The name to be used for the delivery method being defined. This string is not case-sensitive.

method-command

The command, in .forward file format, corresponding to the delivery method being defined, where the string %s may be used to indicate the username of the user on whose behalf the command is executed. The substitution string %+ may be used to indicate the username plus subaddress of the user on whose behalf the command is executed. The substitution string %d may be used to indicate the default directory of the user on whose behalf the command is executed.

Description

This utility is used to define a delivery method in the PMDF user profile database. The PMDF system manager and local users will then be able to select this delivery method for delivery of their messages.

EXAMPLES

Below is an example of defining a method named Teamlinks to correspond to delivery to DEC MailWorks.

# pmdf profile profile> set method Teamlinks "|/usr/bin/inetgrecv %s" profile> show method Teamlinks Method Teamlinks is defined as: |/usr/bin/inetgrecv %s profile> exit