---
name: "lr_smtpfield"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "20020214-7"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lr_smtpfield"
---

# lr\_smtpfield(1)

extract a message header field from an 822 message

## NAME

lr\_smtpfield - extract a message header field from an 822 message

## SYNOPSIS

**lr\_smtpfield** *fieldname*

## DESCRIPTION

The format of an email header, when stored in a traditional var/spool/mail-type mailbox, is

```
 "From <user>"
 "Field: <something>"
 ""
```

**lr\_smtpfield** expects an RFC822 message on stdin or a file containing such a message as it's last argument.  It prints the *fieldname*'s value to stdout, if found.  Return value is 0 if input was an RFC822 message, 1 if input was not an RFC822 message, 2 if a command line error occured.

## SEE ALSO

822field(1), in the mess822 package

## AUTHOR

Edwin Groothuis \<edwin@mavetju.org\>

## VERSION

$Id: lr\_smtpfield.in,v 1.8 2001/11/14 17:07:31 flacoste Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html or write to the Free Software  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.