---
name: "condredirect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qmail"
version: "1.06-6.2~deb10u1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/condredirect"
---

# condredirect(1)

perhaps redirect mail to another address

## NAME

condredirect - perhaps redirect mail to another address

## SYNOPSIS

in **.qmail**: **\|condredirect** *newaddress* *program* \[ *arg ...* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**condredirect** feeds each new mail message to *program* with the given arguments. If *program* exits 0, **condredirect** forwards the mail message to *newaddress*, and then exits 99, so further commands in **.qmail** are ignored.

If *program* exits 111, **condredirect** exits 111, so delivery will be retried later.

If *program* exits anything else (or does not exist), **condredirect** exits 0, so the rest of **.qmail** will be processed as usual.

Note that it is not safe for *program* to fork a child that reads the message in the background.

**WARNING:** If you create a **.qmail** file to enable **condredirect**, make sure to also add a line specifying delivery to your normal mailbox.

## SEE ALSO

[bouncesaying(1)](/bouncesaying/1.md), [except(1)](/except/1.md), [dot-qmail(5)](/dot-qmail/5.md), [qmail-command(8)](/qmail-command/8.md), [qmail-queue(8)](/qmail-queue/8.md)